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EDITOR'S NOTE 

There are thousands of books on the sub-' 
ject of angling, over three thousand distinct 
volumes that treat of fishes and fishing. Some 
of these are literary works, and some are 
guide books or hand books of practical refer- 
ence. To this latter class I add the Angler's 
Annual, designed for the angler who does 
more fishing than reading, who has n't the 
time or inclination to consult more cumber- 
some volumes, who wishes to quickly obtain 
a few absolutely essential bits of opportune 
information and spend the most of his limited 
relaxation time with rod and reel — not devote 
the half holiday to reading about others in the 
pleasures he may himself enjoy. 

' ' I will read these fine volumes when I have 
more leisure," he says. "Just now I need air 
and exercise more than the conjecture of these 
things, and as I have only a half day to spare, I 
want to spend it in fishing, not reading." 

So he does not take up a burdensome book 
for this small item and another for that item, 
and thus consume his half day's release in 
searching half a hundred heavy volumes for 
half a dozen practical points ; he refers alpha- 
betically to his Annual in half a minute, 
selects the desired locality and is off at once to 
the chosen place, advised as to appropriate 
tackle and posted concerning the bait, the 
haunts, the habits, and the season of the fishes 
he covets. 



" Peter said, ' I go a-fishing.' John and Thomas, and 
James and Nathaniel, and the others, said, ' We will go 
with you,' and they went." — W. C. Prime. 



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FRESH WATER FISHES— THEIR 
APPELLATIONS 



Alewife : See Branch Herring and Inland Herring 
Allwife: See Branch Herring 
Atlantic Salmon 

Bachelor: See Crappie 

Bank Lick Bass: See Strawberry Bass 

Barbel: See Chub Sucker 

Bar Fish : See Strawberry Bass and Yellow Bass 

Bass, Bank Lick: See Strawberry Bass 

Bass, Big Black: See Big-Mouth Black Bass 

Bass, Big Fin: See Strawberry Bass 

Bass, Big-Mouth: See Big-Mouth Black Bass 

Bass, Big-Mouth Black 

Bass, Black : See Big-Mouth and Small-Mouth Black Bass 

Bass, Calico: See Strawberry Bass 

Bass, Grass: See Strawberry Bass 

Bass, Green: See Black Bass 

Bass, Jumping: See Black Bass 

Bass, Lake: See White Bass 

Bass, Large: See Big-Mouth Black Bass 

Bass, Large Black: See Big-Mouth Black Bass 

Bass, Large-Mouth: See Big-Mouth Black Bass 

Bass, Large-Mouth Black: See Big-Mouth Black Bass 

Bass, Leaping: See Black Bass 

Bass, Little: See Small-Mouth Black Bass 

Bass, Little-Mouth: See Small-Mouth Black Bass 

Bass, Marsh: See Black Bass 

Bass, Moss: See Black Bass 

Bass, Night: See Black Bass 

Bass, Oswego: See Big-Mouth Black Bass 

Bass, River: See Black Bass 

Bass Rock: See Rock Bass and Black Bass 

Bass, Silver: See Strawberry Bass 

Bass, Slough: See Black Bass 

Bass, Small-Mouth: See Small-Mouth Black Bass 

Bass, Small-Mouth Black 

Bass, Spotted: See Black Bass 

Bass, Strawberry 

Bass, Striped Lake: See White Bass 

Bass, White : See White Bass and Black Bass 

Bass, Yellow 

Bear Trout : See Lake Trout 

Big-eyed Herring: See Branch Herring 

Big-fin Bass: See Strawberry Bass 

Big-Mouth: See Big-Mouth Black Bass, Sunfish, and 

Rock Bass 
Big-Mouth Bass: See Big-Mouth Black Bass 
Big-Mouth Black Bass 
Big-Mouth Buffalo : See Sucker 
Big-Mouth Buffalo-Fish : See Sucker 
Bitterhead: See Strawberry Bass 
Black Bass 

Black Bass, Big: See Big-Mouth Black Bass 
Black Bass, Big-Mouth 

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Black Bass, Large: See Big-Mouth Black Bass 

Black Bass, Large-Mouth: See Big-Mouth Black Bass 

Black Bass, Leaping: See Black Bass 

Black Bass, Little: See Small-Mouth Black Bass 

Black Bass, Little-Mouth: See Small-Mouth Black Bass 

Black Bass, Small-Mouth 

Black-Fin: See Blue-Fin Whitefish 

Black-Fin Whitefish: See Blue-Fin Whitefish 

Black Horse: See Sucker 

Black Perch: See Black Bass 

Black-spotted Salmon Trout: See Salmon Trout 

Black-spotted Trout: See Black-spotted Salmon Trout 

Black-striped Minnow 

Black Trout : See Black-spotted Salmon Trout and Lake 

Tahoe Salmon Trout 
Black War-Mouth: See Sunfish 
Blue-Back Salmon: See Pacific Salmon 
Blue-Back Trout: See Oquassa Trout 
Blue Bream: See Sunfish 
Blue Cat : See Catfish 
Blue-Fin Whitefish: See Whitefish 
Blue Pike: See Pike-Perch 
Blue Sunfish: See Sunfish 
Branch Herring: See Herring 
Bream: See Bream and Sunfish 
Bridge Perch: See Crappie 
Brim: See Sunfish 

Bronze-Backer: See Small-Mouth Black Bass 
Brook Mullet : See Red Horse Sucker 
Brook Pickerel: See Long Island Pickerel 
Brook Sucker: See Sucker 
Brook Trout: See Brook Trout and Rainbow Salmon 

Trout 
Brown Salmon Trout 
Brown Trout : See Brown Salmon Trout 
Buffalo: See Sucker 
Buffalo, Big-Mouth: See Sucker 
Buffalo-Fish: See Sucker 
Buffalo Sucker: See Sucker 
Bullhead: See Catfish 
Bull Trout: See Malma Trout 

Calico Bass: See Strawberry Bass 

Campbellite: See Crappie 

Canada Sea Trout: See Greenland Trout 

Carp: See Carp and Carp-Sucker 

Carp, Gold 

Carp. King 

Carp, Leather 

Carp, Mattapony: See Carp-Sucker 

Carp, Mirrow: See King Carp 

Carp, Saddle : See King Carp 

Carp, Scale 

Carp-Sucker, Ohio 

Carp-Sucker, Susquehanna 

Cat: See Catfish 

Catfish 

Chain Pickerel: See Pickerel 

Channel Cat: See Catfish 

Chewagh: See Malma Trout 

Chinquapin Perch: See Strawberry Bass and Crappie 

Chiven: See Roach 

Chovicha: See Pacific Salmon 

Chub, River 

Chub: See Chub, Black Bass, Dace, Roach, and Sucker 

Chub Sucker: See Sucker 

Cisco: See Lake Whitefish 

Cod: See Lake Trout 



FRESH WATER FISHES 



Coho: See Pacific Salmon 

Common Pickerel: See Pickerel 

Common Shad: See Shad 

Copper-Nosed Bream: See Sunfish 

Corporaalen: See Dace 

Corporal: See Dace 

Cousin Trout : See Roach 

Crappie: See Crappie and Strawberry Bass 

Creek-Fish : See Chub Sucker 

Croaker: See Lake Drum 

Crocus: See Lake Drum 

Croppie: See Crappie 

Cut-lip Chub: See Chub 

Dace : See Dace and Roach 

Day Chub : See Chub 

Dog Salmon: See Pacific Salmon 

Dollardee: See Sunfish 

Dolly Varden Trout : See Malma Trout 

Doree: See Pike-Perch 

Dory See Pike-Perch 

Drum: See Lake Drum 

Eel 

Ellwhoop: See Branch Herring 
Ellwife: See Branch Herring 

Fall Fish: See Roach 
Fontinalis : See Brook Trout 
Fresh -Water Cod: See Lake Trout 
Fresh -Water Drum: See Lake Drum 
Frost-Fish : See Geneva Lake Whitefish 

Gaspereau: See Branch Herring 

Gaspergou: See Lake Drum and Big-Mouth Buffalo 

Sucker 
Gasperot: See Branch Herring 
Geneva Lake Whitefish : See Whitefish 
Gizzard Shad: See Mud Shad 
Goggle-Eye: See Rock Bass, Strawberry Bass, Crappie, 

and Sunfish 
Goggle-Eyed Perch: See Strawberry Bass 
Glass-Eye: See Pike-Perch 
Gold Carp: See Carp 

Golden Salmon : See Rainbow Salmon Trout 
Golden Shiner: See Bream 
Golden Trout: See Rainbow Salmon Trout 
Gold Fish : See Gold Carp 
Gorbuscha Salmon: See Pacific Salmon 
Gourd-Seed: See Sucker 
Grass Bass: See Strawberry Bass 
Grass Pike : See Pike-Perch 
Grayling, Michigan 
Grayling, Montana 
Gray Perch: See Lake Drum 
Gray Pike : See Pike-Perch 
Green Bass: See Small-Mouth Black Bass 
Greenland Trout 
Green Perch: See Black Bass 
Green Pike: See Pike-Perch 
Grey Perch: See Lake Drum 
Grey Pike: See Pike-Perch 
Ground Pike: See Pike Perch 

Haddock: See Pacific Salmon 
Hair-Lip Sucker: See Rabbit-Mouth Sucker 
Hairy-Back Shad: See Mud Shad 
Halibut-Steak: See Catfish 



FRESH WATER FISHES 



Hammer-Head Sucker: See Sucker 

Hard-Head Salmon Trout : See Steel-Head Salmon Trout 

Hard-Mouth Chub 

Herring, Big-Eyed: See Branch Herring 

Herring, Branch 

Herring, Inland 

Herring, Michigan: See Lake Whitefish 

Herring, Moon-Eye: See Moon-Eye 

Herring, Mountain: See Rocky Mountain Whitefish 

Herring: See Herring, Moon-Eye, Mud Shad, and Lake 

Whitefish 
Hickory Shad: See Mud Shad 
Hog Sucker: See Hammer-Head Sucker 
Holia Salmon: See Pacific Salmon 
Hone Salmon: See Pacific Salmon 
Hoopid: See Pacific Salmon 
Horned Dace: See Dace 
Horny-Head Chub : See Chub 
Horse-Fish: See Pike-Perch 
Humpback Pickerel: See Pickerel 
Humpback Salmon: See Pacific Salmon 

Inconnu: See Whitefish 
Inland Herring: See Herring 

Jack: See Pike, Pickerel, and Pike-Perch 

Jack Salmon: See Pike-Perch 

Jewel Head. See Lake Drum 

John Demon: See Crappie 

Jumper: See Black Bass 

Jumping Bass: See Black Bass 

Kansas River Salmon: See Kansas River Salmon Trout 

Kansas River Salmon Trout: See Salmon Trout 

Kansas River Trout : See Kansas River Salmon Trout 

Kay-ko: See Pacific Salmon 

Keta Salmon: See Pacific Salmon 

King Carp: See Carp 

Kisutch Salmon: See Pacific Salmon 

Ktla-why: See Pacific Salmon 

Lake Bass: See White Bass 

Lake Drum: See Drum 

Lake Herring: See Lake Whitefish 

Lake Salmon: See Mackinaw Lake Trout 

Lake Shad: See Mud Shad and Red Horse Sucker 

Lake Tahoe Salmon: See Lake Tahoe Salmon Trout 

Lake Tahoe Salmon Trout: See Salmon Trout 

Lake Tahoe Trout: See Lake Tahoe Salmon Trout 

Lake Trout, Bear Trout 

Lake Trout, Fresh-Water Cod 

Lake Trout, Lake Salmon 

Lake Trout, Lunge 

Lake Trout, Mackinaw 

Lake Trout, Mucqua 

Lake Trout, Namaycush 

Lake Trout, Salmon Trout 

Lake Trout : See Malma Trout 

Lake Trout, Siscowet 

Lake Trout, Siskawitz 

Lake Trout, Toque 

Lake Trout, Tuladi 

Lake Trout, Winnipiseogee 

Lake Whitefish: See Whitefish 

Lamplighter: See Strawberry Bass 

Landlocked Salmon: See Atlantic Salmon 

Large-Mouth Bass: See Big-Mouth Black Bass 



FRESH WATER FISHES 



Large-Mouth Black Bass: See Big-Mouth Black Bass 

Leather Carp: See Carp 

Leather-sided Minnow: See Chub 

Le Kai: See Pacific Salmon 

Loch Leven Salmon Trout: See Salmon Trout 

Loch Leven Trout: See Loch Leven Salmon Trout 

Long Island Pickerel: See Pickerel 

Lost Salmon: See Pacific Salmon 

Lunge: See Lake Trout 

Mackinaw Lake Trout: See Lake Trout 

Mackinaw Trout: See Mackinaw Lake Trout 

Maleshaganoy : See Lake Drum 

Malma Trout : See Trout 

Marsh Bass: See Black Bass 

Mascalonge: See Muskellunge 

Maskalonge: See Muskellunge 

Maskinonge: See Muskellunge 

Mattapony Carp: See Carp-Sucker 

May Sucker: See Rabbit-Mouth Sucker 

Menawe: See Minnow 

Menomonee Whitefish: See Whitefish 

Michigan Herring: See Lake Whitefish 

Minnie : See Minnow and Shiner 

Minnow, Leather-sided: See Chub 

Minnow: See Minnow, Chub, and Shiner 

Mirrow Carp: See King Carp 

Missouri Sucker: See Black Horse Sucker 

Mongrel Whitefish: See Whitefish 

Moon-Eye 

Moon-Eye Herring: See Moon-Eye 

Moss Bass: See Black Bass 

Mountain Herring: See Rocky Mountain Whitefish 

Mountain Trout: See Small-Mouth Black Bass, Brook 

Trout, and Rainbow Salmon Trout 
Mucqua: See Lake Trout 
Mud Shad: See Shad 
Mud Sucker: See Hammer-Head Sucker 
Mullet: See Chub and Red Horse Sucker 
Muskellunge 
Musquaw: See Pacific Salmon 

Namaycush: See Lake Trout 

Negro Chub: See Chub 

Nerka Salmon: See Pacific Salmon 

New Light: See Crappie 

Nisqually: See Pacific Salmon 

Northern Crappie : See Strawberry Bass 

Okow: See Pike-Perch 
Oquassa Trout: See Trout 
Oswego: See Big-Mouth Black Bass 
Oswego Bass: See Big-Mouth Black Bass 
Ouininnish: See Landlocked Salmon 

Pacific Salmon: See Salmon 

Pearch : See Small-Mouth Black Bass, Sunfish, and Lake 

Drum 
Pearch, White: See Lake Drum 
Penk: See Minnow 
Perch, Black: See Black Bass 
Perch, Bridge; See Crappie 
Perch, Goggle-eyed: See Strawberry Bass 
Perch, Gray: See Lake Drum 
Perch, Green: See Black Bass 
Perch, Grey; See Lake Drum 
Perch, Pike: See Pike-Perch 



FRESH WATER FISHES 



Hammer-Head Sucker: See Sucker 

Hard-Head Salmon Trout : See Steel-Head Salmon Trout 

Hard-Mouth Chub 

Herring, Big-Eyed: See Branch Herring 

Herring, Branch 

Herring, Inland 

Herring, Michigan: See Lake Whitefish 

Herring, Moon-Eye: See Moon-Eye 

Herring, Mountain: See Rocky Mountain Whitefish 

Herring: See Herring, Moon-Eye, Mud Shad, and Lake 

Whitefish 
Hickory Shad: See Mud Shad 
Hog Sucker: See Hammer-Head Sucker 
Holia Salmon: See Pacific Salmon 
Hone Salmon: See Pacific Salmon 
Hoopid: See Pacific Salmon 
Horned Dace: See Dace 
Horny-Head Chub: See Chub 
Horse-Fish: See Pike-Perch 
Humpback Pickerel: See Pickerel 
Humpback Salmon: See Pacific Salmon 

Inconnu: See Whitefish 
Inland Herring: See Herring 

Jack: See Pike, Pickerel, and Pike-Perch 

Jack Salmon: See Pike-Perch 

Jewel Head. See Lake Drum 

John Demon: See Crappie 

Jumper: See Black Bass 

Jumping Bass: See Black Bass 

Kansas River Salmon: See Kansas River Salmon Trout 

Kansas River Salmon Trout: See Salmon Trout 

Kansas River Trout : See Kansas River Salmon Trout 

Kay-ko: See Pacific Salmon 

Keta Salmon: See Pacific Salmon 

King Carp: See Carp 

Kisutch Salmon: See Pacific Salmon 

Ktla-why: See Pacific Salmon 

Lake Bass: See White Bass 

Lake Drum: See Drum 

Lake Herring: See Lake Whitefish 

Lake Salmon: See Mackinaw Lake Trout 

Lake Shad: See Mud Shad and Red Horse Sucker 

Lake Tahoe Salmon: See Lake Tahoe Salmon Trout 

Lake Tahoe Salmon Trout: See Salmon Trout 

Lake Tahoe Trout: See Lake Tahoe Salmon Trout 

Lake Trout, Bear Trout 

Lake Trout, Fresh-Water Cod 

Lake Trout, Lake Salmon 

Lake Trout, Lunge 

Lake Trout, Mackinaw 

Lake Trout, Mucqua 

Lake Trout, Namaycush 

Lake Trout, Salmon Trout 

Lake Trout : See Malma Trout 

Lake Trout, Siscowet 

Lake Trout, Siskawitz 

Lake Trout, Toque 

Lake Trout, Tuladi 

Lake Trout, Winnipiseogee 

Lake Whitefish: See Whitefish 

Lamplighter: See Strawberry Bass 

Landlocked Salmon: See Atlantic Salmon 

Large-Mouth Bass: See Big-Mouth Black Bass 



FRESH WATER FISHES 



Large-Mouth Black Bass: See Big-Mouth Black Bass 

Leather Carp: See Carp 

Leather-sided Minnow: See Chub 

Le Kai: See Pacific Salmon 

Loch Leven Salmon Trout : See Salmon Trout 

Loch Leven Trout: See Loch Leven Salmon Trout 

Long Island Pickerel: See Pickerel 

Lost Salmon: See Pacific Salmon 

Lunge: See Lake Trout 

Mackinaw Lake Trout: See Lake Trout 

Mackinaw Trout: See Mackinaw Lake Trout 

Maleshaganoy: See Lake Drum 

Malma Trout : See Trout 

Marsh Bass: See Black Bass 

Mascalonge: See Muskellunge 

Maskalonge: See Muskellunge 

Maskinonge: See Muskellunge 

Mattapony Carp: See Carp-Sucker 

May Sucker: See Rabbit-Mouth Sucker 

Menawe: See Minnow 

Menomonee Whitefish: See Whitefish 

Michigan Herring: See Lake Whitefish 

Minnie : See Minnow and Shiner 

Minnow, Leather-sided: See Chub 

Minnow: See Minnow, Chub, and Shiner 

Mirrow Carp : See King Carp 

Missouri Sucker: See Black Horse Sucker 

Mongrel Whitefish: See Whitefish 

Moon-Eye 

Moon-Eye Herring: See Moon-Eye 

Moss Bass: See Black Bass 

Mountain Herring: See Rocky Mountain Whitefish 

Mountain Trout: See Small-Mouth Black Bass, Brook 

Trout, and Rainbow Salmon Trout 
Mucqua: See Lake Trout 
Mud Shad: See Shad 
Mud Sucker: See Hammer-Head Sucker 
Mullet: See Chub and Red Horse Sucker 
Muskellunge 
Musquaw: See Pacific Salmon 

Namaycush: See Lake Trout 

Negro Chub: See Chub 

Nerka Salmon: See Pacific Salmon 

New Light: See Crappie 

Nisqually: See Pacific Salmon 

Northern Crappie : See Strawberry Bass 

Okow: See Pike-Perch 
Oquassa Trout: See Trout 
Oswego: See Big-Mouth Black Bass 
Oswego Bass: See Big-Mouth Black Bass 
Ouininnish: See Landlocked Salmon 

Pacific Salmon: See Salmon 

Pearch j See Small-Mouth Black Bass, Sunfish, and Lake 

Drum 
Pearch, White: See Lake Drum 
Penk: See Minnow 
Perch, Black: See Black Bass 
Perch, Bridge ; See Crappie 
Perch, Goggle-eyed: See Strawberry Bass 
Perch, Gray: See Lake Drum 
Perch, Green: See Black Bass 
Perch, Grey: See Lake Drum 
Perch, Pike: See Pike-Perch 



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Perch: See Perch (White and Yellow), Black Bass, Lake 

Drum, Pike-Perch, and Sunfish 
Perch, Speckled: See Crappie 
Perch, White: See Perch 
Perch, Yellow: See Perch and Black Bass 
Pescadito: See Chub 

Pickerel, Brook: See Long Island Pickerel 
Pickerel, Chain 

Pickerel, Common: See Chain Pickerel 
Pickerel, Humpback 
Pickerel, Jack: See Chain Pickerel 
Pickerel, Long Island 

Pickerel Trout: See Long Island Pickerel 
Pickerel, Trout: See Long Island Pickerel 
Pike, Grass: See Pike-Perch 
Pike, Gray: See Pike-Perch 
Pike, Green: See Pike-Perch 
Pike, Ground: See Pike-Perch 
Pike-Perch 

Pike, Pond: See Long Island Pickerel 
Pike: See Pike, Chub, and Pike-Perch 
Pike, Trout: See Long Island Pickerel 
Pike Trout: See Long Island Pickerel 
Pike, Wall-Eyed: See Pike-Perch 
Pond Pike: See Long Island Pickerel 
Preestl : See Black-spotted Salmon Trout 
Pumpkin-Seed: See Sunfish 

Qualoch: See Pacific Salmon 
Quill-back: See Carp-Sucker 
Quinnat Salmon: See Pacific Salmon 

Rabbit-Mouth Sucker 

Rainbow Salmon Trout 

Rainbow Trout : See Rainbow Salmon Trout 

Razor Back: See Strawberry Bass 

Red-bellied Bream: See Sunfish 

Red-bellied Perch: See Sunfish 

Red Breast: See Sunfish 

Red Dace: See Shiner 

Red Eye: See Rock Bass 

Red Fin: See Shiner 

Red Fish: See Gold Carp and Pacific Salmon 

Red-headed Bream: See Sunfish 

Red Horse: See Red Horse Sucker 

Red Horse Sucker 

Red-sided Shiner: See Chub 

Red-spotted Trout: See Malma Trout 

Rio Grande Salmon Trout 

Rio Grand Trout: See Rio Grande Salmon Trout 

River Bass: See Black Bass 

River Chub 

Roach: See Roach and Bream 

Rock Bass: See Rock Bass and Black Bass 

Rock Sunfish: See Rock Bass 

Rocky Mountain Whitefish 

Roundfish : See Rocky Mountain Whitefish 

Sac-a-lait: See Crappie 

Saddle Carp : See King Carp 

Saibling: See Trout 

Sail-Fish: See Carp-Sucker 

Salmon, Atlantic 

Salmon, Golden: See Rainbow Salmon Trout 

Salmon, Holia: See Pacific Salmon 

Salmon, Hone: See Pacific Salmon 

Salmon, Hoopid: See Pacific Salmon 



FRESH WATER FISHES 



Salmon, Hump-back: See Pacific Salmon 

Salmon, Jack: See Pike-Perch 

Salmon, Kansas River: See Kansas River Salmon Trout 

Salmon, Kay-ko: See Pacific Salmon 

Salmon, Keta: See Pacific Salmon 

Salmon, Kisutch: See Pacific Salmon 

Salmon, Ktla-why: See Pacific Salmon 

Salmon, Lake: See Mackinaw Lake Trout 

Salmon, Lake Tahoe : See Lake Tahoe Salmon Trout 

Salmon, Landlocked: See Atlantic Salmon 

Salmon, Le Kai: See Pacific Salmon 

Salmon, Lost: See Pacific Salmon 

Salmon, Musquaw: See Pacific Salmon 

Salmon, Nerka: See Pacific Salmon 

Salmon, Nisqually: See Pacific Salmon 

Salmon, Pacific 

Salmon, Qualoch: See Pacific Salmon 

Salmon, Quinnat: See Pacific Salmon 

Salmon, Saw-quai: See Pacific Salmon 

Salmon, Silver: See Pacific Salmon 

Salmon, Skowitz: See Pacific Salmon 

Salmon Trout, Black-spotted 

Salmon Trout, Kansas River 

Salmon Trout, Loch Leven 

Salmon Trout, Rainbow 

Salmon Trout, Rio Grande 

Sauger: See Pike-Perch 

Saw-quai: See Pacific Salmon 

Scale Carp 

Scarlet Fish: See Gold Carp 

Sea Cat: See Catfish 

Sea Trout : See Greenland Trout 

Sebago Trout: See Landlocked Salmon 

Shad, Common 

Shad, Gizzard: See Mud Shad 

Shad, Hairy-Back: See Mud Shad 

Shad, Hickory: See Mud Shad 

Shad, Lake: See Mud Shad and Red Horse Sucker 

Shad, Mud 

Shad: See Shad, Crappie, and Inland Herring 

Shad, Waiter: See Rocky Mountain Whitefish 

Shad, Winter: See Mud Shad 

Sheepshead: See Lake Drum 

Shepawl: See Chub 

Shiner 

Shiner: See Bream, Chub, and Minnow 

Shiner, Golden: See Bream 

Shoemaker: See Black Horse Sucker 

Silver Bass: See Strawberry Bass 

Silver Fish: See Gold Carp 

Silver Salmon: See Pacific Salmon 

Silver Trout : See Black-spotted Salmon Trout and Lake 

Tahoe Salmon Trout 
Sisckawitz : See Lake Trout 
Siscowet: See Lake Trout 
Skimback: See Carp-Sucker 
Skipjack: See Inland Herring 
Skowitz: See Pacific Salmon 
Slough Bass: See Black Bass 
Small-Mouth: See Small-Mouth Black Bass 
Small-Mouth Bass: See Small-Mouth Black Bass 
Small-Mouth Black Bass 
Spear-Fish: See Carp-Sucker 
Speckled Beauty: See Brook Trout 
Speckled Hen : See Black Bass 
Speckled Perch: See Craopie 
Speckled Trout: See Brook Trout, Rainbow Salmon 

Trout, Malma Trout, etc. 



FRESH WATER FISHES 



Split-Mouth Sucker: See Rabbit-Mouth Sucker 

Split-Tail: See Chub 

Spotted Bass: See Black Bass 

Spotted Beauty: See Brook Trout 

Spotted Trout: See Brook Trout, etc. 

Sprat: See Branch Herring 

Steel-Head Salmon Trout: See Salmon Trout 

Steel-Head Trout: See Steel-Head Salmon Trout 

Stone-Roller: See Hammer-Head Sucker 

Stone-Toter: See Hammerhead Sucker 

Strawberry Bass 

Strawberry Perch: See Strawberry Bass 

Striped Lake Bass: See White Bass 

Sturgeon 

Sucker, Big-Mouth Buffalo 

Sucker, Black Horse 

Sucker, Hammer-Head 

Sucker, Hair-Lip: See Rabbit-Mouth Sucker 

Sucker, Hog: See Hammerhead Sucker 

Sucker, May: See Rabbit-Mouth Sucker 

Sucker, Missouri: See Black Horse Sucker 

Sucker, Mud: See Hammerhead Sucker 

Sucker, Rabbit-Mouth 

Sucker, Red Horse 

Suckerel: See Black Horse Sucker 

Suck-Eye: See Pacific Salmon 

Suk-kegh: See Pacific Salmon 

Sunfish 

Sun Perch: See Sunfish 

Sunny: See Sunfish 

Susquehanna Carp: See Carp-Sucker 

Sweet Sucker: See Chub Sucker 

Tench 

Thread Herring: See Mud Shad 

Thunder- Pumper: See Lake Drum 

Tin Mouth: See Crappie 

Togue: See Lake Trout 

Trout, Bear: See Lake Trout 

Trout, Black-spotted Salmon 

Trout, Blue-Back: See Oquassa Trout 

Trout, Brook 

Trout, Canada : See Greenland Trout 

Trout, Canada Sea: See Greenland Trout 

Trout, Cousin: See Roach 

Trout, Dolly Varden: See Malma Trout 

Trout, Fresh-Water Cod : See Lake Trout 

Trout, Golden: See Rainbow Salmon Trout 

Trout, Greenland 

Trout, Hard-Head: See Steel-Head Salmon Trout 

Trout, Kansas River: See Kansas River Salmon Trout 

Trout, Lake 

Trout, Lake Salmon: See Lake Trout 

Trout, Lake Tahoe : See Lake Tahoe Salmon T> out 

Trout, Loch Leven 

Trout, Lunge: See Lake Trout 

Trout, Mackinaw: See Mackinaw Lake Trout 

Trout, Mackinaw Lake 

Trout, Malma 

Trout, Mountain: See Brook Trout, Small-Mouth Black 

Bass, and Rainbow Salmon Trout 
Trout, Mucqua Lake: See Lake Trout 
Trout, Namaycush: See Lake Trout 
Trout, Namaycush Lake 
Trout: See Trout, Black Bass, Squeateague (Weakfish), 

Roach, Landlocked Salmon, etc. 
Trout, Oquassa 
Trout, Pickerel: See Long Island Pickerel 



FRESH WATER FISHES 



Trout Pickerel: See Long Island Pickerel 

Trout, Pike: See Long Island Pickerel 

Trout Pike: See Long Island Pickerel 

Trout, Rainbow: See Rainbow Salmon Trout 

Trout, Rainbow Lake : See Rainbow Salmon Trout 

Trout, Red-spotted: See Malma Trout 

Trout, Rio Grande: See Rio Grande Salmon Trout 

Trout, Rio Grande Salmon 

Trout, Saibling 

Trout, Salmon 

Trout, Sea: See Greenland Trout 

Trout, Silver: See Black-spotted Salmon Trout and 

Lake Tahoe Salmon Trout 
Trout, Sisckwitz: See Lake Trout 
Trout, Siscowet: See Lake Trout 
Trout, Togue: See Lake Trout 
Trout, Tuladi : See Lake Trout 
Trout, Waha Lake : See Waha Lake Salmon Trout 
Trout, Waha Lake Salmon 
Trout, Winnipiseogee : See Lake Trout 

Waha Lake Salmon Trout 

Wall-Eye : See Pike-Perch 

Wall-eyed Pike: See Pike-Perch 

War-Mouth: See Rock Bass and Sunfish 

Welshman: See Black Bass 

Whitebait: See Branch Herring 

White Bass: See White Bass and Small-Mouth Black 

Bass 
White Cat: See Catfish 
White Catfish : See Catfish 
White-eyed Shad: See Mud Shad 
Whitefish: See Whitefish and Pacific Salmon 
Whitefish, Geneva Lake 
Whitefish, Inconnu 
Whitefish, Lake 
Whitefish, Mongrel 
Whitefish, Rocky Mountain 

White Perch: See White Perch and Lake Drum 
White Salmon: See Pike-Perch and Pacific Salmon 
White Shad: See Shad 
White Sucker: See Brook Sucker 
Wininnish: See Landlocked Salmon 
Winnipiseogee Trout: See Lake Trout 
Winter Shad: See Mud Shad 

Yellow Bass 

Yellow Perch : See Yellow Perch and Black Bass 

Yellow Pike: See Pike-Perch 



SALT WATER FISHES— THEIR 
APPELLATIONS 



Alaska Pollock 

Albicore: See Albicore, Striped Bonito, and Long-finned 

Tunny- 
African Pompano 

Alewife: See Branch Herring, Glut Herring, Pogy Her- 
ring, Round Pompano 

Allwife: See Branch Herring 

Amber-Fish 

American Club-Fish: See Pogy Herring 

American Sardine: See Pogy Herring 

American Sole 

Anchovy 

Angel-Fish: See Moon-Fish 

Atka Mackerel : See Yellow-Fish 

Atlantic Herring 

Banded Drum 

Banded Rudder-Fish 

Bank Cod: See Cod 

Banner Pompano 

Barb: See Kingfish 

Barrel-Fish: See Black Rudder-Fish 

Bass! Black: See Black Rockfish, Spotted Black Rock- 
fish, Sea Bass, and Cabrilla 

Bass, Channel: See Red Drum 

Bass, Little: See Little Croaker 

Bass, Rock: See Sea Bass, Johnny Cabrilla, and Spotted 
Cabrilla 

Bass, Sea : See Sea Bass and Squeteague 

Bass, Streaked: See Striped Bass 

Bass, Striped 

Bass, White Sea: See Squeteague 

Bastard Cod: See Cultus Cod 

Bastard Snapper: See Mangrove Snapper 

Bat, Sea: See Sea Robin 

Bay Alewife: See Pogy Herring 

Bergall: See Chogset 

Beshow : See Beshow and Alaska Pollock 

Big-Eye: See Chub Mackerel 

Big-Eyed Herring: See Big-Eyed Herring aad Branch 
Herring 

Big-eyed Mullet : See Striped Mullet 

Biggey-Head: See Drummer 

Bill-Fish 

Black and Yellow Garrupa 

Black-banded Rockfish 

Black Bass: See Black Rockfish, Spotted Black Rock- 
fish, and Sea Bass 

Black Biter: See Cod 

Black Cod: See Beshow 

Black Drum 

Blackfish: See Tautog and Sea Bass 

Blackfish, Rock 

XX 



SALT WATER FISHES 



Black Grouper 

Black Grunt 

Black Harry: See Sea Bass 

Black Mullet : See Kingfish 

Black Perch: See Flasher 

Black Rockfish: See Black Rockfish and Spotted Black 

Rockfish 
Black Roncador: See Red Croaker 
Black Rudder-Fish 
Black Sea Bass 

Black Snapper: See Cod and Gray Snapper 
Blacksmith 

Black Tripple-Tail: See Flasher 
Black Will: See Sea Bass 
Blow-Fish- See Puff-Fish 
Blue-Back: See Glut Herring 
Blue Cod: See Cultus Cod 

Bluefish: See Bluefish, Sea Bass, and Squeteague 
Bluefish Mummichog: See Striped Mullet 
Bluefish, Young 
Blue Parrot-Fish 

Blunt -nosed Shiner: See Horse-Fish 
Boccac: See Boccacio 
Boccacio 

Boccalao: See Scamp Grouper 
Bone-Fish: See Lady-Fish 

Bonito: See Bonito, Albicore, Cobia, and Medregal 
Bonito, Pacific 
Bonito, Striped 
Bony-Fish : See Pogy Herring 
Boregat : See Rock Trout 
Borgata : See Rock Trout 

Brackish Water Catfish: See Gaff-Topsail Catfish 
Brail: See Summer Flounder 
Branch Herring 
Bream: See Rosefish 
Bream, Sea: See Sheepshead 
Brill: See Summer Flounder 
Brown Cod: See Cod 
Brown Rockfish 

Brown Snapper: See Red Grouper 
Buffalo Cod: See Cultus Cod 
Buffalo Jack: See Jurel 
Bug-Fish: See Pogy Herring 
Bughead: See Pogy Herring 
Bug-Shad: See Pogy Herring 
Bull Mackerel: See Chub Mackerel 
Bunker: See Pogy Herring 
Butter-Fish 
Butterfish, Humpbacked: See Horse-Fish 

Cabezon: See Drummer 

Cabrilla 

Cabrilla, Johnny 

Cabrilla, Spotted 

California Hake 

California Pompano 

California Sardine 

Cat : See Catfish 

Catfish 

Catfish, Brackish Water: See Gaff-Topsail Catfish 

Catfish, Gaff-Topsail 

Cat, Sea. See Catfish 

Cat Thrasher: See Glut Herring 

Candle-Fish: See Beshow 

Carcane: See Albicore 

Cavally 

Cavally, Goggle-eyed 



SALT WATER FISHES 



Cavasina: See Amber-Fish 

Cero: See Mackerel 

Channel Bass: See Red Drum 

Checutts: See Squeteague 

Cherna : See Red Grouper 

Chickwick: See Squeteague 

Christmas Fish: See Smooth Flounder 

Christmas Flounder: See Smooth Flounder 

Chogset 

Chopa Blanca: See Spot 

Chub: See Spot 

Chub Croaker 

Chub-Fish, American: See Pogy Herring 

Chub Mackerel 

Cicharra : See Goggle-eyed Cavally 

Cigar-Fish : See Round Robin 

Clam Cod: See Cod 

Coal-Fish : See Cobia and Pollock 

Cobia 

Cod 

Cod, Bank: See Cod 

Cod, Bastard : See Cultus Cod 

Cod, Black: See Beshow 

Cod, Blue: See Cultus Cod 

Cod, Brown: See Cod 

Cod, Buffalo : See Cultus Cod 

Cod, Clam: See Cod 

Cod, Cultus 

Cod, Deep-Water: See Cod 

Cod, George's: See Cod 

Cod, Herring: See Cod 

Cod, Inshore: See Cod 

Cod, Jack Tom : See Boccacio 

Cod, Lockee : See Cabrilla 

Cod, Night: See Cod 

Cod, Pasture School: See Cod 

Cod, Pine-Tree : See Cod 

Cod, Red: See Cod 

Cod, Red Rock: See Orange Rockfish 

Cod, Rock: See Cod, Garrupa, Garruta, Yellow-Tail 

Rockfish, and Rock Trout 
Cod, School: See Cod 
Cod, Shad School: See Cod 
Cod, Shoal-Water: See Cod 
Cod, Shore: See Cod 
Cod, Squid School: See Cod 
Cod, Worm: See Cod 

Codfish: See Cod and Black and Yellow Garrupa 
Cognard: See Little Croaker 
Cojinua: See Jurel 
Common Flounder 
Common Mackerel 
Common Shad 
Coney Grouper 
Corsair 

Corsair, Spotted 
Cow-Pilot: See Sergeant -Major 
Crab-Eater: See Cobia 
Croaker 
Croaker, Chub 
Croaker, Little 
Croaker, Red 
Croaker, Snorer 
Croaker, Yellow-tailed 
Crocus: See Croaker 
Cuba Jurel 

Cubby- Yew: See Cobia 
Cultus Cod 



SALT WATER FISHES 



Cunner: See Chogset 

Cusk 

Cutlass-Fish 

Dab, Mud: See Common Flounder 

Dab, Rough: See Rusty Flounder 

Dab, Sand: See Rusty Flounder 

Daddy Sculpin: See Sea Robin 

Daylight: See Spotted Sand Flounder 

Deep-Sea Flounder: See Pole Flounder and Halibut 

Deep-Water Cod: See Cod 

Deep-Water Sculpin: See Sea Raven 

Dial: See Spotted Sand Flounder 

Dollar Fish: See Butter-Fish 

Dolphin 

Drum, Banded 

Drum, Black 

Drum, Little: See Banded Drum 

Drum, Red 

Drum, Sea: See Black Drum 

Drum, Young: See Banded Drum 

Drummer 

Easter Mackerel : See Tinker Mackerel 

Eel 

Eel, Silver: See Cutlass Fish 

Eel-Back: See Smooth Flounder 

Ellwhoop: See Branch Herring 

Ell wife: See Branch Herring 

English Herring: See Glut Herring 

Fair Maid: See Scuppaug 

Fat-Back: See Pogy Herring and Striped Mullet 

Fat-Head: See Red-Fish 

Finnan Haddies: See Haddock 

Flannel Mouth: See Red-Mouth Grunt 

Flasher 

Fiat-Fish : See Common Flounder and Halibut 

Flesh-colored Garrupa 

Fliaum: See Orange Rockfish 

Flag, Spanish 

Flounder, Christmas: See Smooth Flounder 

Flounder, Common 

Flounder, Deep-Sea : See Pole Flounder, and Halibut 

Flounder, Four-spotted 

Flounder, Pole 

Flounder, Rusty 

Flounder, Smooth 

Flounder, Spotted Sand 

Flounder, Summer 

Flounder, Water: See Spotted Sand Flounder 

Flounder, Winter: See Common Flounder 

Fluke : See Summer Flounder 

Fly-Fish 

Flying Gurnard: See Sea Robin 

Fool Fish: See Smooth Flounder 

Forerunner Shad: See Hickory Shad 

Four-spotted Flounder 

Fresh Water Tailor: See Hickory Shad 

Frigate Mackerel 

Gaff -Topsail Catfish 

Gall-Topsail: See Banner Pompano 

Garibaldi 

Garrupa: See Grass Rockfish 

Garrupa, Black and Yellow 

Garrupa, Flesh-Colored 

Garrupa, Green 



SALT WATER FISHES 



Garrupa, Red 

Garruta. Speckled 

Gasperat: See Branch Herring 

Gaspereau: See Branch Herring 

George's Cod: See Cod 

George's Fish: See Cod 

Giant Herring: See Tarpum 

Gizzard Shad : See Mud Shad 

Glut Herring 

Goggle-eyed Cavally 

Goggle-eyed Jack: See Goggle-eyed Cavally 

Goggler: See Goggle-eyed Cavally 

Gold-Fish : See Garibaldi 

Goody: See Spot 

Grand Ecaille: See Tarpum 

Grandykye : See Tarpum 

Grass Rockfish 

Gray Snapper 

Greenfish: See Bluefish 

Green Garrupa 

Green-Head: See Striped Bass 

Greenland Turbot 

Green Rockfish: See Green Garrupa and Yellow-Tail 

Rockfish 
Green-Tail: See Pogy Herring 
Ground Tender: See Cod 
Groundkeeper: See Cod 
Grouper, Black 
Grouper, Coney 
Grouper, Red 
Grouper, Scamp 
Grouper, Spotted 

Grouper: See also Grouper, Flasher, and Cod 
Grubber: See Lady-Fish 
Grubby: See Sea Robin 
Grunt, Black 
Grunt, Red-Mouth 
Grunter: See Sea Robin 
Gudgeon: See Killyfish 
Gurnard, Flying: See Sea Robin 

Haddock 

Hairy-Back Shad: See Mud Shad 

Hake : See Hake and Kingfish 

Hake, California 

Hake, Old English: See Hake 

Hake, Silver 

Hake, Squirrel: See Hake 

Hake, White: See Hake 

Halibut 

Hannahills: See Sea Bass 

Hard-Head: See Pogy Herring 

Hard-Head Shad: See Pogy Herring 

Hard-Tail: See Jurel 

Harvest-Fish : See Harvest-Fish and Butter-Fish 

Hemdurgan: See Rosefish 

Herring, Atlantic 

Herring, Big-Eyed 

Herring, Branch 

Herring Cod : See Cod 

Herring, English: See Glut Herring 

Herring Fish: See Cod 

Herring, Giant: See Tarpum 

Herring, Glut 

Herring, Long Island: See Hickory Shad 

Herring, Pacific 

Herring, Pogy 

Herring, Staten Island: See Hickory Shad 



SALT WATER FISHES 



Herring, Thread: See Mud Shad 

Herring, Wall-eyed: See Branch Herring 

Hickory Shad: See Hickory Shad and Mud Shad 

Hicks: See Hickory Shad 

Hind: See Spotted Grouper 

Hog Choker: See American Sole 

Hog-Fish: See Hog- Fish and Grunt 

Horse Crevalle : See Cavally and Jurel 

Horse-eyed Jack: See Goggle-eyed Cavally 

Horse-Fish 

Horse-Head: See Silver Moon-Fish 

Horse Mackerel: See Horse Mackerel, Beshow, Bluefish, 

California Hake, Big-Eyed Herring, and Scad 
Humpbacked Butterfish: See Horse-Fish 

Inshore Cod: See Cod 

Jack: See Jurel 

Jack-Fish: See Amber-Fish, and Jurel 

Jack, Goggle-eyed: See Goggle-Eyed Cavally 

Jack, Horse-eyed: See Cavally 

Jack Tom Cod: See Boccacio 

Jew-Fish: See Black Sea Bass and Tarpum 

Jew-Fish, Warsaw: See Black Grouper 

John Davy: See Rosefish 

Johnny: See Drummer 

Johnny Cabrilla 

Jorobado: See Horse-Fish 

Jumping Mullet : See Striped Mullet 

Jurel 

Jurel, Cuba 

Kelp-Fish 

Kelp Salmon: See Cabrilla 

Killie: SeeKillyfish 

Killyfish 

King Cero : See Spotted Cero Mackerel 

Kingfish 

Kyauk: See Glut Herring 

Lady-Fish 

Lafayette: See Spot 

Lake Shad: See Mud Shad 

Lawyer, Sea : See Gray Snapper 

Leather- Jacket 

Ling : See Cultus Cod and Hake 

Little Bass: See Little Croaker 

Little Croaker 

Little Drum: See Banded Drum 

Lockee Cod: See Cabrilla 

Log-Fish : See Black Rudder-Fish 

Long-Finned Tunny 

Long Island Herring: See Hickory Shad 

Look-Down: See Silver Moon-Fish 

Mackerel: See Mackerel, Albicore, Bluefish, and Young 

Bluefish 
Mackerel, Atka : See Yellow-Fish 
Mackerel, Bull: See Chub Mackerel 
Mackerel, Chub 
Mackerel, Common 

Mackerel, Easter: See Tinker Mackerel 
Mackerel, Frigate 
Mackerel, Horse: See Horse Mackerel, Beshow, Bluefish, 

and California Hake 
Mackerel, Silver Cero 
Mackerel, Skip: See Young Bluefish 
Mackerel, Snapping: See Young Bluefish 



SALT WATER FISHES 



Mackerel, Spanish: See Spanish Mackerel and Bonito 
Mackerel, Spanish Monterey- 
Mackerel, Spike: See Common Mackerel 
Mackerel, Spotted Cero 
Mackerel, Tinker: See Tinker Mackerel and Common 

Mackerel 
Mackerel, Yellow: See Jurel 
Mademoiselle: See Yellow-Tail 
Mangrove Snapper: See Mangrove Snapper and Pensa- 

cola Snapper 
Margate -Fi sh : See Red-Mouth Grunt 
Marshbunker: See Pogy Herring 
Masooka: See Spot 
Matlowacca: See Hickory Shad 
Medregal 

Menhaden : See Pogy Herring 
Merluccio: See California Hake 
Merou: See Boccacio 
Minny: See Surf -Fish 
Mink, Sea: See Kingfish 
Moharra: See Surf -Fish 
Moon-Fish : See Moon-Fish and Horse-Fish 
Moon-Fish, Silver 
Mossbunker: See Pogy Herring 
Mud Dab: See Common Flounder 
Mud Shad 

Mullet: See Mullet and Kingfish 
Mullet, Big-eyed: See Striped Mullet 
Mullet, Jumping: See Striped Mullet 
Mullet, Sand : See Striped Mullet 
Mullet, Silver 

Mullet, Snip-nosed: See Black Rudder-Fish 
Mullet, Striped 
Mummichog: See Killyfish 
Mummichog, Bluefish : See Striped Mullet 
Mummie: See Killyfish 

Negro-Fish: See Common Flounder 
Night Cod: See Cod 

Ocean Trout : See Pogy Herring 
Old English Hake: See Hake 
Orange Rockfish 

Pacific Bonito 

Pacific Herring 

Parrot-Fish, Blue 

Pasture School Cod: See Cod 

Pensacola Snapper 

Perch: See Surf -Fish 

Perch, Black : See Flasher 

Perch, Red: See Garibaldi and Rosefish 

Perch, Silver: See Yellow-Tail 

Perch, "White 

Permit: See African Pompano 

Pesce Pretre: See Black Rockfish and Spotted Black 

Rockfish 
Pesce-Vermiglia : See Vermilion Fish 
Pescerey: See Senorita-Fish 
Pig-Fish: See Red-Mouth Grunt 
Piker: See Cod 
Pilcher: See Pogy Herring 
Pilot-Fish 

Pine-Tree Cod: See Cod 
Plaice: See Summer Flounder 
Poghaden: See Pogy Herring 
Pogie: See Pogy Herring 
Pogy: See Pogy Herring 



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Pogy Herring 

Pole Flounder 

Pollock 

Pollock, Alaska 

Pompano 

Pompano, African 

Pompano, Banner 

Pompano, California 

Pompano, Round 

Pompano, Shore: See Round Pompano 

Pookagan: See Pogy Herring 

Porgee: See Moon-Fish and Surf -Fish 

Porgee, Three-tailed: See Moon-Fish 

Porgy: See Scuppaug, Moon-Fish, and Surf -Fish 

Priest-Fish: See Black Rockfish 

Puckermouth: See Summer Flounder 

Puff-Fish 

Pug-nosed Shiner: See Horse-Fish 

Pumpkin-Seed: See Butter-Fish 

Quaddy Salmon: See Pollock 
Queenfish: See Kingfish 
Queen Rockfish 

Rabbit-Fish: See Puff-Fish 

Rasher 

Ravaljo: See Revallia 

Ravallia 

Red Alaska Rockfish 

Red-bellied Snapper: See Red Grouper 

Red Cod: See Cod 

Red Croaker 

Red Drum 

Red-Fish 

Red Garrupa 

Red Grouper 

Red-Mouth Grunt 

Red Perch: See Garibaldi and Rosefish 

Red Rock-Cod: See Orange Rockfish 

Red Rockfish: See Red Rockfish and Orange Rockfish 

Red Snapper 

Reina: See Queen Rockfish 

Revallie: See Revallia 

Roach: See Spot 

Robalo: See Ravallia 

Rock: See Striped Bass 

Rock Bass: See Sea Bass, Johnny CaDrilla, and Spotted 

Cabrilla 
Rock Blackfish 
Rock Cod: See Cod, Garrupa, Garruta, Yellow-Tail 

Rockfish, and Rock Trout 
Rock-Fish: See Rockfish, Striped Bass, Garrupa, and 

Grouper 
Rockfish, Black: See Black Rockfish and Spotted Black 

Rockfish 
Rockfish, Black-banded 
Rockfish, Brown 
Rockfish, Grass 
Rockfish, Green: See Yellow-Tail Rockfish, and Green 

Garrupa 
Rockfish, Orange 
Rockfish, Queen 

Rockfish, Red: See Red Rockfish and Orange Rockfish 
Rockfish, Red Alaska 
Rockfish, Spotted Black 
Rockfish, Widow 
Rockfish, Yellow-backed 
Rockfish, Yellow. Tail 



xxviii SALT WATER FISHES 



Rockling: See Cod 

Rock Salmon: See Amber Fish 

Rock Toad-Fish : See Sea Raven 

Rock Trout 

Roncador: See Croaker 

Roncador, Black: See Red Croaker 

Ronco: See Croaker , 

Ronco Grande: See Black Grunt 

Rose fish 

Rough Dab: See Rusty Flounder 

Round Pompano 

Round Robin 

Rudder-Fish, Banded 

Rudder-Fish, Black 

Runner 

Rusty Flounder 

Sabre-Fish : See Cutlass-Fish 

Sail-Fish 

Sailor's Choice: See Red-Mouth Grunt and Scuppaug 

Salmon, Kelp: See Cabrilla 

Salmon, Quaddy: See Pollock 

Salmon, Sea: See Pollock 

Salmon: See Squeteague 

Salmon Trout : See Squeteague 

Salmon, White: See Amber-Fish 

Salpa: See Drummer 

Sand Dab: See Rusty Flounder 

Sand Mullet : See Striped Mullet 

Salt Water Tailor: See Bluefish 

Sardine: See Sardine and Anchovy 

Sardine, American: See Pogy Herring 

Sardine, California 

Sardina: See California Sardine 

Sa vanilla : See Tarpum 

Savega: See Pogv Herring 

Saw-Belly See Glut Herring 

Scabbard-Fish: See Cutlass-Fish 

Scad 

Scamp Grouper 

School Cod: See Cod 

Scoodled Skulljoe: See Haddock 

Scorpene 

Scorpion: See Scorpene 

Scrod: See Cod 

Scrode: See Cod 

Sculpin: See Scorpene 

Sculpin, Daddy: See Sea Robin 

Sculpin, Deep-Water: See Sea Raven 

Scup: See Scuppaug 

Scuppaug 

Sea Bass: See Sea Bass and Squeteague 

Sea Bat: See Sea Robin 

Sea Bream: See Sheepshead 

Sea Cat: See Gaff -Topsail Catfish 

Sea Drum: See Black Drum 

Sea Lawyer: See Gray Snapper 

Sea Mink: See Kingfish 

Sea Porgy: See Scuppaug 

Sea Rabbit: See Puff-Fish 

Sea Raven 

Sea Robin 

Sea Salmon: See Pollock 

Sea Trout : See Squeteague 

Senorita-Fish 

Sergeant -Fish : See Cobia 

Sergeant-Major 

Shad, Bug: See Pogy Herring 



SALT WATER FISHES 



Shad, Common 

Shad, Forerunner: See Hickory Shad 

Shad, Gizzard: See Mud Shad 

Shad, Hairy-Back: See Mud Shad 

Shad, Hard-Head: See Pogy Herring 

Shad, Hickory: See Hickory Shad and Mud Shad 

Shad, Lake : See Mud Shad 

Shad, Mud 

Shad-School Cod: See Cod 

Shad, Tailor: See Hickory Shad 

Shad, White: See Common Shad 

Shad, White-eved: See Mud Shad 

Shad, Winter- See Mud Shad 

Shad, Yellow-Tail: See Pogy Herring 

Shadine: See Pogy Herring 

Shark's Valet: See Pilot Fish 

She Cults: See Squeteague 

Sheepshead: See Sheepshead, Butterflsh, and Red- Fish 

Sheepshead, Three-Tail: See Moon-Fish 

Shiner: See Pogy Herring 

Shiner, Blunt-nosed: See Horse-Fish 

Shiner, Pug-nosed: See Horse-Fish 

Shoal-Water Cod: See Cod 

Shoemaker: See Runner 

Shore Cod: See Cod 

Shore Pompano: See Round Pompano 

Silver Cero : See Mackerel 

Silver Eel: See Cutlass Fish 

Silver-Fish: See Tarpum 

Silver Hake 

Silver King: See Tarpum 

Silver Moon-Fish 

Silver Mullet 

Silver Perch: See Yellow-Tail 

Silver Sides: See Tarpum 

Silver-spotted Tunny 

Skipjack: See Bluefish, Bonito, Butter- Fish, Runner, 

Jurel, and Leather- Jacket 
Skip Mackerel: See Young Bluefish 
Skulljoe: See Haddock 
Slippery Dick: See Blue Parrot-Fish 
Smelt 

Smooth Flounder 

Snapper, Bastard: See Mangrove Snapper 
Snapper, Black: See Cod and Gray Snapper 
Snapper, Brown : See Red Grouper 
Snapper, Gray 
Snapper, Mangrove: See Mangrove Snapper and Pen^a- 

cola Snapper 
Snapper, Pensacola 
Snapper, Red 

Snapper, Red-bellied: See Red Grouper 
Snapper: See Young Bluefish and Rosefish 
Snapping Mackerel : See Young Bluefish 
Snip-nosed Mullet: See Black Rudder-Fish 
Snook: See Cobia and Ravallia 
Snorer Croaker 
Sole, American 
Spade-Fish: See Moon-Fish 
Spanish Flag 

Spanish Mackerel: See Spanish Mackerel and Bonito 
Spanish Monterey Mackerel 
Sporada: See Surf-Fish 
Spear-Fish: See Bill-Fish 
Spearing: See Anchovy 
Speckled Garruta 

Spike Mackerel : See Common Mackerel 
Spot 



SALT WATER FISHES 



Spotted Black Rockfish 

Spotted Cabrilla 

Spotted Cero : See Mackerel 

Spotted Corsair 

Spotted Grouper 

Spotted Sand Flounder 

Spotted Trout: See Squeteague 

Sprat: See Glut Herring 

Sprat Whitebait: See Branch Herring 

Squeteague 

Squid Hound: See Striped Bass 

Squid School Cod: See Cod 

Squirrel-Fish : See Squirrel Fish and Red-Mouth Grunt 

Squirrel Hake: See Hake 

Squit: See Squeateague 

Star-Fish: See Butter-Fish 

Starling : See Rock Trout 

Staten Island Herring : See Hickory Shad 

Streaked Bass: See Striped Bass 

Striped Bass 

Striped Bonito 

Striped Fish : See Yellow-Fish 

Striped Mullet 

Sturgeon 

Suckermang: See Squeteague 

Surf-Fish 

Summer Flounder 

Sunfish: See Horse-Fish 

Sun Dial: See Spotted Sand Flounder 

Sword-Fish 

Tailor: See Hickory Shad 

Tailor Shad: See Hickory Shad 

Tambor: See Red Rockfish 

Tarpon: See Tarpum 

Tarpum 

Tautog 

Tauna: See Albicore 

Ten-Pounder: See Big-eyed Herring 

Thimble-Eye: See Chub Mackerel 

Thread Herring: See Mud Shad 

Three-tailed Porgie: See Moon-Fish 

Three-Tail Sheepshead: See Moon-Fish 

Tinker Mackerel: See Tinker Mackerel and Common 

Mackerel 
Toad-Fish 

Toad-Fish, Rock: See Sea Raven 
Tom Cod: See Tom Cod and Kingfish 
Ton: See Horse Mackerel 
Tripple-Tail: See Flasher 
Treefish 

Trout, Ocean: See Pogy Herring 
Trout, Rock 

Trout, Salmon: See Squeteague 
Trout, Sea: See Squeteague 
Trout, Spotted: See Squeteague 
Tuna : See Pacific Bonito and Horse Mackerel 
Tunnina: See Albicore 

Tunny: See Tunny, Striped Bonito, and Horse Mackerel 
Tunny, Long-finned 
Tunny, Silver-spotted 
Turbot: See Summer Flounder 
Turbot, Greenland 
Tusk: See Cusk 

Vermilion Fish 

Viuva: See Widow Rockfish 

Wall-eyed Herring: See Branch Herring 



SALT WATER FISHES 



Warsaw Jew-Fish : See Black Grouper 

Water Flounder: See Spotted Sand Flounder 

Weakfish: See Squeteague 

Whitebait: See Anchovy and Glut Herring 

Whitebait, Sprat: See Branch Herring 

White-eyed Shad: See Mud Shad 

White-Fish : See Pogy Herring 

White Hake: See Hake 

White Salmon: See Amber-Fish 

White Sea Bass: See Squeteague 

White Shad: See Common Shad 

Whiting: See Silver Hake, Harvest-Fish s and Kingfish 

Widow Rockfish 

Window-Pane : See Spotted Sand Flounder 

Winter Flounder: See Common Flounder 

Winter Shad: See Mud Shad 

Woho: See Bill-Fish 

Worm-Cod: See Cod 

Yellow-backed Rockfish 

Yellow-Fin: See Yellow-tailed Croaker and Squeteague 
Yellow-Fish 

Yellow Mackerel: See Jurel 

Yellow-Tail: See Yellow-Tail, Amber-Fish, Pogy Her- 
ring, and Runner 
Yellow-Tail Rockfish 
Yellow-tailed Croaker 
Yellow-Tail Shad: See Pogy Herring 
Young Bluefish 
Young Drum: See Banded Drum 



Popular Fresh-Water Fishes 




How the Angler Takes Them 



You've weak-fish, carp and turbot, pike and plaice; 
There 's not a pool or tiny water-trace 
Where swam not myriads of the finny race 
Easily taken. 

Jacob Steendam: 
Praise of New Netherlands 1661. 



POPULAR FRESH- WATER FISHES 

Bass, Big-Mouth Black (Large-Mouth Black 
Bass, Oswego Bass, Jumper, Jumping Bass, 
Leaper, Leaping Bass, Night Bass, Moss Bass, 
Trout, Chub, Welshman, Marsh Bass, River 
Bass, Rock Bass, Slough Bass, White Bass, 
Green Bass, Spotted Bass, Green Perch, Yel- 
low Perch, Black Perch, Speckled Hen, etc.): 
Caught with a four-ounce or six-ounce fly rod 
in fly-fishing and a six- ounce or eight-ounce 
bait rod in bait-fishing. My line for fly-fish- 
ing is a fine one of enamelled silk; for bait 
fishing I use a fine, plain, black raw-silk line. 
My leader is a fine, round, brown-stained, 
single gut of twelve feet in length; my reel, a 
light-weight rubber-and-german-silver multi- 
plier for bait-fishing and an ordinary common- 
click rubber reel for fly-fishing. Range: At- 
lantic slope of the continent east of the Rocky 
Mountains, occurring in the Great Lakes, the 
upper part of the St. Lawrence and Missis- 
sippi basins, the Red River of the North as 
far as Manitoba, in latitude 50 , all the rivers 
of the Southern States, from the James to the 
St. John, and in the lower streams and bayous 
connected with the Gulf of Mexico, to Texas, 
latitude 27 . Weighs up to eight pounds. 
One weighing twenty pounds is said to have 
been taken in Florida. The appropriate flies 
and other lures are the same as those enu- 
merated for the Small-Mouth Black Bass. 

Bass, Small-Mouth Black (Jumper, Jumping 
Bass, Leaper, Leaping Bass, Perch, Trout, 
Mountain Trout, Bronze- Backer, Marsh Bass, 
Night Bass, River Bass, Rock Bass, Slough 
Bass, Little Bass, Little-Mouth Bass, White 
Bass, Green Bass, Spotted Bass, Green Perch, 
Yellow Perch, Black Perch, Speckled Hen, 
etc.) : Caught in ponds, lakes, and rivers with 
the artificial fly and helgramite, crawfish, 
cricket, shrimp, grasshopper, worm, and 
small fish, on a four-ounce or six-ounce fly 



4 THE ANGLER'S ANNUAL 

rod for fly-fishing, and a six-ounce or eight- 
ounce bait rod for bait- fishing. Weighs in 
the average two and a half pounds. Speci- 
mens of seven pounds have been reported. 
Range: Atlantic slope of the continent east 
of the Rocky Mountains, occurring in the 
Great Lakes, the upper parts of the St. Law- 
rence and Mississippi basins, and in the waters 
north to latitude 47 , west to Wisconsin, and 
southward to latitude 33 . Abundant in the 
rivers and lakes of Michigan, Wisconsin, Min- 
nesota, New York, New Jersey, and Canada, 
and the lakes and ponds of Maine. Successful 
flies: La Belle, Cheney, Shad-Fly, White 
Miller, Scarlet Ibis, Gray Hackle, Brown 
Pennel, Professor, and all of the sober-hued 
patterns. For fly-fishing use a silk enamelled 
line ; for bait-fishing a black raw-silk line. 
Leaders: Single, long, and fine. For stream 
fly-fishing use flies a trifle smaller than the 
ordinary Bass fly and a trifle larger than the 
Brook Trout fly. The northern season be- 
gins in early July and lasts up to cool weather. 

Bass, Rock (RockSunfish, Goggle-Eye, Red 
Eye, War-Mouth, etc.) : Caught during the 
summer and autumn in clear waters of lakes, 
ponds, and rivers, in the Great Lakes region 
and the Mississippi Valley, with worm and 
small-fish bait, on the smallest Black Bass 
rod and tackle. Weighs up to one and a half 
pounds. 

Bass, Strawberry (Northern Crappie, Calico 
Bass, Strawberry Perch, Grass Bass, Bitter- 
head, Lamplighter, Bank Lick Bass, Bar 
Fish, Razor Back, Chinquapin Perch, Silver 
Bass, Big Fin Bass, Goggle Eye, Goggle-Eyed 
Perch, etc.): Caught with light Black Bass 
rod and tackle and baits in clear, quiet waters 
abundantly in the Great Lakes region and the 
upper Mississippi, and is diffused throughout 
the Mississippi Valley and the streams of the 
Carolinas and Georgia east of the mountains. 
Weighs up to three pounds; common weight, 
one pound. 

Bass, White (Striped Lake Bass): Caught 
on a four-ounce or six-ounce Brook Trout fly 
rod or light Black Bass bait rod and delicate 
tackle, with worm and minnow bait, abun- 



POPULAR FRESH-WATER FISHES 5 

dantly in the Great Lakes region, and in fair 
numbers in the Ohio, the upper tributaries of 
the Mississippi, and many of the streams 
farther south. Inhabits lakes and ponds and 
deep parts of rivers. Averages in weight 
from one to three pounds. Is often con- 
founded with and closely resembles the 
Striped Bass of salt water. 

Bass, Yellow (Bar Fish, etc.) : Caught on a 
light Brook Trout rod or a small Black Bass 
bait rod, and a light reel, line, and leader, with 
minnow bait, in the lower Mississippi and its 
deep and sluggish tributaries. This species 
also resembles the Striped Bass (salt water), 
and is graded with the White Bass. Aver- 
ages in weight from one to three pounds. 

Bream (Golden Shiner, Roach, etc.) : Caught 
on the artificial fly, the same as used for Brook 
Trout, and with small bits of worm, in 
streams, rivers, ponds, canals, and baj^ous 
where the bottoms are carpeted with aquatic 
plants. Common in the Middle States and 
the South. Weighs up to one pound and a 
half. 

Carp, Gold (Gold Fish, Red Fish, Silver Fish, 
Scarlet Fish, etc.) : Caught with light Brook 
Trout tackle and worm, fish-roe, or dough- 
paste bait, in ponds, where it has been intro- 
duced from Japan by the Fish Commission. 

Carp, King (Mirror Carp, Saddle Carp, etc.) : 
Caught in the summer at the pond bottom on 
any light fresh- water rod with worm, fish-roe 
or dough-paste bait. The line should be en- 
tirely of gut — fine, round, and clouded. To 
this attach a No. 4 quill float and a single split 
shot six inches from the hook. This species 
has large scales that run along the sides of the 
body in rows, the rest of the body being bare. 

Carp, Leather: Caught with the same bait 
and tackle as used for the King Carp. This 
species has only a few scales, — some specimens 
none at all, — and its skin is thick and soft. 

Carp, Scale: Caught with King Carp bait 
and tackle. This species has regular, concen- 
trically arranged scales. 



6 THE ANGLER'S ANNUAL 

Carp-Sucker (Carp, Spear-Fish, Sail-Fish, 
Quill-Back, Skim-Back, etc.): Caught on 
Brook Trout tackle and worm bait in the 
Ohio River. 

Carp-Sucker (Carp, Susquehanna Carp, 
Mattapony Carp, etc.) : Caught on Brook 
Trout tackle and worm bait east of the Alle- 
ghanies, from New York to Alabama. Com- 
mon in Pennsylvania and in the Mattapony 
and Pamunky rivers of Virginia. Attains a 
weight of three pounds. 

Catfish (Cat, White Cat, Sea Cat, White 
Catfish, Halibut-Steak, Bullhead, Channel Cat, 
Blue Cat, etc.): Caught in bottom-fishing in 
rivers, lakes, and ponds; the common one- 
pound to four-pound Bullhead of the North 
and East, and the two-pound to five-pound 
White Catfish of the Potomac and Susque- 
hanna, on light tackle ; the four-pound to ten- 
pound Blue Catfish of the West and South, on 
medium tackle, and the one-hundred-pound 
Catfish of the Great Lakes, and the one-hun- 
dred-and-fifty-pound Channel Cat of the 
Mississippi, on heavy tackle. Baits: Worm 
and small fish. 

Chub : Caught on light Brook Trout tackle 
with worm bait. There are about fifty species 
in the West, Far West, and the South known 
as Chub and Mullet. They average from two 
to eighteen inches. Some forms attain a 
length of six feet. These are caught on heavy 
tackle. Utah Lake has two species. Numer- 
ous other species abound between the Rocky 
Mountains and the Sierra Nevada. Among 
these are the Pescadito of the Rio Grande 
region, the Leather-Sided Minnow of the Provo 
River and Salt Lake Basin, and the Red- 
Sided Shiner of the upper Missouri and the 
Great Lakes. California, Washington, Ore- 
gon, Idaho, Arizona, and New Mexico have 
several species of Chub known generally as 
Chub and Mullet. The Columbia and Sacra- 
mento rivers have a species referred to as 
Pike and Shepawl that attains a length of four 
feet. Another species, found in the lower 
course of the Rio Colorado, attains a length of 
five feet. The Split-Tail, eighteen inches in 
length, is common in the Sacramento. The 



POPULAR FRESH- WATER FISHES 7 

Cut- Lip Chub, Day Chub, or Negro Chub of 
eight inches is abundant in the basin of the 
Susquehanna. The Hard-Mouth Chub, found 
in the rivers of Oregon and Washington, at- 
tains a length of one foot. The River Chub or 
Horny-Head Chub, attaining a length of 
twelve inches, is found from New York to 
Utah and Alabama. 

Crappie (Croppie, Bachelor, New Light, 
Campbellite, Sac-a-lait, Chinquapin Perch, 
Bridge Perch, Goggle-Eye, Tin Mouth, 
Speckled Perch, Shad, John Demon, etc.): 
Caught on light Black Bass tackle in the 
Southern States, with worm and minnow bait. 
Weighs up to three pounds ; one-pound speci- 
mens are more common. This fish to the 
Southern angler is what the Strawberry Bass 
(Northern Crappie) is to the rodman of the 
North and West. 

Dace, Horned (Chub, Corporal, Corporaalen, 
etc.) : Caught on the artificial fly with Brook 
Trout tackle and flies in all the small streams 
and ponds from western Massachusetts to 
Nebraska and southward. It is a handsome, 
lively game-fish that attains a length of one 
foot. 

Drum, Lake (Sheepshead, Perch, Gray 
Perch, White Perch, Croaker, Crocus, Thun- 
der-Pumper, Gaspergou, Jewel Head, Males- 
hoganay, etc.): Caught abundantly in large 
bodies of water throughout the Western States 
from the Great Lakes to the Rio Grande. 
Weighs up to sixty pounds. 

Eel : Caught on any sort of tackle in bottom- 
fishing with any sort of bait, worms in par- 
ticular, in almost any water. A short and stiff 
but light rod and a short, stout leader are best 
for special service. 

Grayling : Caught during the autumn season 
in the stirring edge-waters of pools below 
rapids in clear and cold streams in Michigan 
and Montana and British America and Alaska, 
on a light Brook Trout fly rod and Brook 
Trout tackle. Is the most beautiful and 
graceful of American fresh- water fishes. Has 
a smaller and more delicate mouth than the 



8 THE ANGLER'S ANNUAL 

Brook Trout, and takes the artificial fly more 
quietly, but is none the less a fine game-fish. 
Weighs up to less than two pounds. Brook 
Trout flies of subdued color are best for the 
Grayling — Oak, Queen of the Water, Brown 
Hackle, Professor, etc. 

Herring, Branch (Alewife, Allwife, Ellwife, 
Ellwhoop, Big-Eyed Herring, Gaspereau, Gas- 
perot, Sprat, Whitebait, etc.): Caught on the 
artificial fly in Lake Ontario, the large lakes of 
New York, and the salt rivers of the Atlantic 
coast. Is common in the Albemarle, Con- 
necticut, and Potomac rivers and off the 
coasts of Maine and Massachusetts. 

Herring, Inland (Alewife, Skipjack, Shad, 
Herring, etc.): Caught throughout the Mis- 
sissippi Valley in all the larger streams, 
and Lake Michigan and Lake Erie. In the 
neighborhood of the ocean it descends to the 
Gulf. Attains a length of one foot. Feeds 
on crustaceans and worms. 

Minnow (Shiner, Minnie, Menawe, Penk, 
etc.): Caught with bits of worm and a silk 
thread and needle-hook. There are four 
species — one in Tennessee, one in the Beaver 
River, Utah, one in the upper Missouri, and 
one in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa. The 
Black-Striped Minnow is abundant in clear 
streams from Ohio and Virginia to New Eng- 
land. Measures a few inches in length. 

Moon-Eye (Moon-Eye Herring, etc.): 
Caught on the artificial fly and with Minnow 
bait in Lake Pepin and other waters. Is a 
handsome fish. Attains a weight of two 
pounds. Often takes the fly and discards it 
before the angler can hook the fish. 

Muskellunge (Mascalonge, Maskalonge, 
Maskinonge\ etc.): Caught with small-fish 
and large-frog bait, on the stoutest bait-cast- 
ing rod, and the same reel, line, leader, etc., 
used in ocean surf-fishing for Striped Bass and 
Red Drum. Found in the Great Lakes, the 
St. Lawrence River, and other rivers of our 
northern boundary. Is a member of the Pike 
family. Resembles the Pike and the Pick- 



POPULAR FRESH-WATER FISHES 9 

erels (same family) in form. Weighs up to 
eighty pounds. 

Perch, White: Caught on Brook Trout 
tackle with the artificial fly and with worm, 
shrimp, and small-fish bait in brackish and 
fresh waters — mostly on the flat clay and 
muddy bottoms of shallow places in tidal 
rivers. Is abundant in the Chesapeake and 
its tributaries, the lakes and streams of the 
St. John River, New Brunswick, in the Tar 
and Neuse rivers of North Carolina, and the 
creeks that flow into the Delaware River. 
Weighs up to two pounds; averages seven to 
nine ounces. In fly-fishing, use small bright- 
colored flies of the Brook Trout patterns. 

Perch, Yellow: Caught with Brook Trout 
tackle in nearly all ponds, rivers, and lakes of 
the Atlantic Slope on the artificial fly and 
with worm and minnow bait. A six-ounce 
bait rod for bait-fishing ; a four-ounce fly rod 
for fly-fishing. Flies: Those of red, gray, 
brown, and white. Haunts: Sandy and 
pebbly bottoms partially covered with vegeta- 
tion in quiet waters. Averages a half-pound 
in weight; specimens weighing one, two, three, 
and even four pounds have been taken. 

Pickerel, Chain (Common Pickerel, Jack, 
etc.) : Caught on an eight-ounce bait rod and 
a bait reel with minnow and frog bait in rivers, 
lakes, and ponds of the United States. Weighs 
up to eight pounds. The Pickerel is a member 
of the Pike family. 

Pickerel, Humpback: Caught with the 
same bait and tackle as the Chain Pickerel. 
Common in the Mississippi Valley. Is a 
diminutive member of the Pike family. 

Pickerel, Long Island (Brook Pickerel, Pond 
Pike, Trout Pickerel, Trout Pike, etc.) : Caught 
with light Brook Trout tackle, in the ponds 
and streams of Long Island, New York. Is a 
diminutive Pike ; does not grow much over ten 
inches in length. Favors worm and minnow 
bait and the artificial fly (Scarlet Ibis, etc.), 
which it will gamily rise to in the shallow 
streams 



ro THE ANGLER'S ANNUAL 

Pike (Jack) : Caught with Muskellunge 
tackle and bait commonly in the Great North- 
ern Lakes region — the same waters frequented 
here by Muskellunge. Rivals the Muskellunge 
in size and cogency. In Eastern America, the 
Pike ranges south to Ohio, and north to 
British America. The large specimens are 
often confounded with the Muskellunge. 

Pike-Perch (Blue Pike, Salmon, White Sal- 
mon, Jack Salmon, Jack, Sauger, Yellow Pike, 
Gray Pike, Green Pike, Grass Pike, Okow, 
Doree, Dory, Glass-Eye, Wall-Eye, Wall-Eyed 
Pike, Pickerel, Horse-Fish, Ground Pike, etc) : 
Caught in the summer and autumn on 
medium Black Bass bait tackle and (stream 
fish) on Brook Trout fly tackle, with crawfish, 
frog, minnow, and worm bait in bait-fishing; 
and a large, dark-colored Bass fly for morning 
and a lighter fly for evening in fly-fishing. It 
is not a Pike or a Perch ; it is a distinct species 
that resembles both the Pike and the Perch, 
hence its name. Is found in Michigan, New 
York, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, 
West Virginia, Ohio, Georgia, and Arkansas. 
Inhabits, deep places in lakes, and rapids and 
pools in the smaller waters. Averages in 
weight from one to four pounds; seldom ex- 
ceeds ten pounds, but there are records of 
specimens weighing twenty and thirty pounds. 

Roach (Dace, Chub, Fall Fish, Chiven, 
Cousin Trout, etc.) : Caught with light Brook 
Trout tackle on the artificial fly and with 
worm bait in the streams of the Eastern and 
Middle States east of the Alleghanies. Is a 
fine game-fish weighing up to four pounds. 
It is common in the Delaware Basin, the 
Susquehanna, and the headwaters of the 
Atlantic-flowing streams of Virginia and the 
Carolinas. 

Salmon, Atlantic : Caught in the spring and 
early summer, June being a favorite month, 
on the artificial fly with a fifteen-andra-half- 
foot salmon rod, a salmon click reel, holding 
one hundred feet of water-proofed tapered 
silk salmon line and a fine long salmon-leader. 
The season lasts from May i to August 15. 
Found mostly in Canada, in the Restigouche, 
the Cascapedia, the St. John, the York, the 



POPULAR FRESH- WATER FISHES n 



Godbout, the Mingan, the Mosit, and the 
Natisquan rivers. Is angled for with much 
the same method as employed in Brook 
Trout fly-fishing. Leaps from the water 
when hooked. The tails of swift rapids, the 
pools between two cascades, and still, deep 
reaches are likely spots. Flies: Jock Scott, 
Fairy, Dusty Miller, Fiery Brown, Black 
Ranger, Dark Admiral, Silver Gray, and 
Silver Doctor. Weighs up to fifty pounds; 
averages, in the rivers, fifteen pounds. 

Salmon, Landlocked (Wininnish, Ouinin- 
nish, Sebago Trout, etc.) : Caught with Sal- 
mon or medium Brook Trout tackle on the 
artificial fly in swift currents below dams and 
rapids. Leaps two and three feet clear of the 
water when hooked. Is identical with the 
Atlantic Salmon — same species — and exhibits 
no radical differences excepting that it does 
not go to salt water. Abundant in Maine 
and Canada. Weighs up to twenty pounds. 
Averages two to five pounds. Flies: Yellow, 
yellow and black, gray, red and gray, and 
brown and black. 

Salmon, Pacific : There are four well-known 
species of Pacific Salmon — the Gorbuscha 
(Humpback Salmon, Dog Salmon, Holia, Hone, 
Haddoh, Lost Salmon, etc.), of five pounds, 
ranging from the Sacramento River to Alaska- 
Behring Island, and Kamtchatka; the Nerka 
(Blue-Back Salmon, Red-Fish, Suk-Kegh, Saw, 
Quai, Suck-Eye, etc.), of fifteen pounds, rang- 
ing from the Columbia River, the Yukon, and 
Behring Island to Japan and Kamtchatka; 
the Kisutch (Silver Salmon, White- Fish, White 
Salmon, Coho, Skowitz, Hoopid, etc.), of 
twenty pounds, ranging from Sacramento to 
Behring Island and Kamtchatka; the Keta 
(Dog Salmon, Kayko, Musquaw, Qualoch, 
Nisqually, Ktla-why, Le Kai, etc.) of twelve 
pounds, ranging from San Francisco north- 
ward to Hotham Inlet, Alaska, and the Quin- 
nat (Chouicha, etc.) of one hundred pounds, 
ascending the large rivers of California, and 
occurring northward to the Yukon in Alaska. 
All of these Salmon are taken in nets, and the 
last species, the largest and most important 
of the genus, is caught by the angler with me- 
dium tackle and -salmon-roe bait, and, it is 



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12 THE ANGLER'S ANNUAL 

claimed, with the artificial fly. The Quinnat 
Salmon resembles the Atlantic Salmon, the 
king of game-fishes, if we ignore the dark spots 
the Quinnat has on its back and sides. 

Salmon Trout, Black-Spotted (Silver Trout, 
Black Trout, Black-Spotted Trout, Preestl, 
etc.) : caught on the artificial fly in the Rocky 
Mountain region, the lakes of New Mexico, 
Utah, Western Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, 
Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The 
young are abundant in Puget Sound, and are 
occasionally taken along the California coast. 
Weighs up to thirty pounds. 

Salmon Trout, Brown (Brown Trout, etc.) : 
Caught on the artificial fly practically the 
same as Brook Trout are taken. Same rods, 
tackle, and flies. Introduced in this country 
from Europe. Weighs up to twenty pounds. 

Salmon Trout, Rainbow (Rainbow Trout, 
Golden Trout, Golden Salmon, Brook Trout, 
Speckled Trout, Mountain Trout, etc.): 
Caught with the artificial fly in fresh streams 
and salt rivers. Occurs from near the Mexican 
line to Oregon and has been successfully intro- 
duced in the Eastern and Northern States, 
where it is taken upon ordinary Brook 
Trout tackle — light fly rod, fine leader, click 
reel, etc. Flies, same as those flailed for 
Brook Trout. Season: Same as Brook 
Trout. Weighs up to six pounds. 

Salmon Trout, Steel-Head: (Hard-Head, 
Steel-Head Trout, etc.): Caught mostly in 
nets. Reaches a weight of twenty- two pounds. 
Found along the Pacific coast from the Sacra- 
mento River northward to Alaska. Abun- 
dant in the Columbia and Frazer rivers in the 
spring. Inhabits river-mouths. 

Salmon Trout, Kansas River: Caught on 
Brook Trout tackle from the Kansas River to 
the upper Missouri. Reaches twenty- four 
inches in length. 

Salmon Trout, Loch Leven (Loch Leven 
Trout, etc.) : Introduced to this country from 
Europe, in streams in Michigan, Maine, and 
other States. Is taken on the artificial fly 
the same as Brook Trout. 



POPULAR FRESH- WATER FISHES 13 

Salmon Trout, Rio Grande : Abundant in the 
headwaters of the Rio Grande, Rio Colorado, 
and their tributaries; occurs in Bear River 
and the streams of Utah. 

Salmon Trout, Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe 
Trout, Silver Trout, Black Trout, et .) : 
Caught in Lake Tahoe, Pyramid Lake, and 
the streams of the Sierra Nevada on Brook 
Trout tackle. Weighs up to twenty pounds. 

Salmon Trout, Waha Lake (Waha Lake 
Trout, etc.); Caught on Brook Trout tackle. 
A local form of the Black-Spotted Salmon 
Trout, found in Waha Lake, a landlocked 
mountain tarn in Washington. 

Shad, Common (White Shad) : Caught with 
Brook Trout tackle in the springtime at the 
mouths of fresh rivers on the artificial fly, the 
gaudy, Scarlet Ibis on a small hook being a 
favorite pattern. Cast early in the morning 
and from five o'clock to eight o'clock in the 
evening. Is taken in nets in salt rivers along 
the whole Atlantic coast of the United States. 
Weighs up to eight pounds. 

Shad, Mud (Winter Shad, Lake Shad, 
Hairy-Back, Thread Herring, Gizzard Shad, 
White-Eyed Shad, Hickory Shad, etc.) : Caught 
in Lake Erie and Lake Michigan and in the sea 
and brackish waters all along the Atlantic 
coast from Delaware Bay southward to 
Mexico. Is abundant in the reservoirs and 
larger streams of the Mississippi Valley, the 
Potomac, and St. John's rivers and other lo- 
calities. Enters all streams after becoming 
landlocked. Entered the Great Lakes through 
the canals. 

Shiner (Red Dace, Red Fin, Minnow, Min- 
nie, etc.) : Caught in all the streams from New 
England to Kansas and Alabama, on Brook 
Trout tackle with bits of worm. Reaches a 
length of ten inches. 

Sturgeon: Caught with heavy tackle and 
small-fish bait in bottom-fishing in the Great 
Lakes, Lakes Pipen and St. Croix, the James, 
Rappahannock, Mississippi, Susquehanna, 
Potomac, and other large rivers. There are 



i 4 THE ANGLER'S ANNUAL 

two species on the Atlantic coast, one with a 
shorter and blunter nose than the other. The 
sturgeon attains a length of twelve feet, and a 
weight of three or four hundred pounds, and 
leaps entirely out of the water at dusk. Its 
mouth is on the under surface of its head, it 
has no teeth, and it grubs for its food in the 
mud. 

Sucker, Buffalo (Buffalo-Fish, etc.): Caught 
on Black Bass tackle and worm bait in the 
Mississippi and its tributaries. Attains a 
weight of fifteen pounds. 

Sucker, Big-mouthed Buffalo (Gaspergou, 
etc.): Caught on heavy tackle in the larger 
streams of the Mississippi. Weighs up to fifty 
pounds. 

Sucker, Black Horse (Missouri Sucker, 
Gourd-Seed Sucker, Suckerel, Shoenaher, 
etc.) : Caught on Black Bass tackle and worm 
and minnow bait in the river channels of the 
Ohio and Mississippi. Attains a weight of 
fifteen pounds. 

Sucker, Brook (White Sucker, etc.) : Caught 
on Brook Trout tackle and worm bait in all 
bodies of water from New England to Colorado. 
In the Great Lakes it attains a length of two 
feet; in brooks, ten inches. 

Sucker, Chub (Barbel, Sweet Sucker, Creek- 
Fish, etc.) : Caught on Brook Trout tackle and 
worm bait from Maine to Texas. Attains a 
length of one foot. 

Sucker, Hammer-Head (Stone-Roller, Hog 
Sucker, Mud Sucker, Stone Toter, etc.): 
Caught on Brook Trout tackle and worm bait 
in rapids and shoals of cold and clear water 
from the Great Lakes southward. It should 
not be called Mud Sucker as it favors running 
streams. Attains a length of two feet. 

Sucker, Rabbit-Mouth (Hare-Lip, Split- 
Mouth, May Sucker, etc.): Caught on Brook 
Trout tackle and worm bait in Tennessee 
rivers and some Ohio streams. Attains a 
length of eighteen inches. 



POPULAR FRESH- WATER FISHES 15 

Sucker, Red Horse (Mullet, Brook Mullet, 
Lake Shad, etc.): Caught on Black Bass 
tackle and worm bait pretty generally east of 
the Rocky Mountains excepting Eastern New 
England. Attains a weight of four pounds. 

Sunfish (Pumpkin Seed, Sunny, Brim, Perch, 
Pearch, Red-Breast, Red-Headed Bream, Red- 
Bellied Bream, Copper-Nosed Bream, Red- 
Bellied Perch, Blue Sunfish, Blue Bream, 
Dollardee, Black Warmouth, Goggle-Eye, War- 
mouth, Big Mouth, Sun Perch, etc.): Caught 
in the ponds and lakes in the Great Lake 
region and the coastwise streams from Maine 
to Georgia on the artificial fly and the angle- 
worm with light Brook Trout fly tackle. 
Haunts quiet places in clear and still waters. 
Weighs up to one and a half pounds in the 
lakes ; averages smaller in the ponds. 

Tench: Caught in weedy spots of muddy- 
bottom places with worm bait and small Carp 
tackle. Common in the Potomac and other 
waters. Measures a few inches in length. 

Trout, Brook (Speckled Trout, Mountain 
Trout, Fontinalis, Speckled Beauty, Spotted 
Trout, etc.) : Caught in the spring and summer 
in clear streams, lakes, and ponds, on the arti- 
ficial fly. Favors eddies, riffles, pools, and 
deep spots under the banks of the stream and 
near rocks and fallen trees. Feeds on small 
fish, flies, and worms. Breeds in the autumn. 
Weighs up to ten pounds in large waters. 
There is a record of one weighing eleven 
pounds. This specimen was taken in North- 
western Maine. Averages three quarters of a 
pound to one pound and a half in the streams, 
and one pound to three pounds in the lakes 
and ponds. Occurs between latitude 3 2\° and 
55 , in the lakes and streams of the Atlantic 
watershed, near the sources of a few rivers 
flowing into the Mississippi and the Gulf of 
Mexico, and some of the southern affluents of 
Hudson Bay, its range being limited by the 
western foothills of the Alleghanies, extending 
about three hundred miles from the coast, ex- 
cept about the Great Lakes, in the northern 
tributaries of which it abounds. It also in- 
habits the headwaters of the Chattahoochee, in 
the southern spurs oi the Georgia Alleghanies 



16 THE ANGLER'S ANNUAL 

and tributaries of the Catawba in North 
Carolina, and clear waters of the great islands 
of the Gulf of St. Lawrence — Anticosti, Cape 
Breton, Prince Edward, and Newfoundland; 
and abounds in New York, Michigan, Con- 
necticut, Pennsylvania, Maine, Long Island, 
Canada, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, and 
Massachusetts. For the larger specimens use 
a six-ounce fly rod; for the tiny mountain 
specimens, a four-ounce fly rod. Leaders: 
Single, fine, and long. Reel: Small click. 
Flies : 6 to 1 4 on the streams and 4 to 6 on the 
lakes and ponds. Patterns: Quaker, Oak, 
Coachman, Dark Stone, Red Hackle, Blue 
Bottle, Bradford, Wren, Cahil, Brown Drake, 
Brandreth, Canada, Page, Professor, Codun, 
Dark Coachman, and the Palmers — green, 
gray, red, and brown. Use dark colors on 
bright days and early in the season; lighter 
shades on dark days, in the evening, and as 
the season grows warmer. 

Trout, Greenland (Canada Sea Trout): 
Caught in midsummer on medium Brook 
Trout tackle in Labrador, the rivers of con- 
siderable size in Canada, and the lakes of 
Greenland. Rivals the Atlantic Salmon in 
size, and is a fine sporting species. Averages 
two pounds in weight. It frequents the 
sandy pits that are uncovered at half-tide. 
Higher up the rivers it is found in the pools. 

Trout, Lake (Togue, Fresh-Water Cod, 
Tuladi, Lunge, etc.): Caught on medium 
tackle with the troll and minnow bait in deep 
water, and, early in the season, near the sur- 
face, the young rising to artificial trout flies 
in rapid water. Occurs in all the great lakes 
of New Brunswick and in many similar waters 
in Maine. Attains a weight of twenty-one 
pounds. Haunts deep water as a rule, though 
often steals to the shoals and shores in search 
of food, small fish, early in the morning and at 
twilight. 

Trout, Lake (Siscowet, Siskawitz) : Caught 
on medium tackle and small-fish bait along the 
north shores of Lake Superior. Haunts deep 
water and feeds upon a species of sculpin. 
Attains a weight of thirty pounds; averages 
four pounds. Its habits closely resemble 
those of the Mackinaw Lake Trout. 



POPULAR FRESH-WATER FISHES 17 

Trout, Lake (Mucqua, Bear Trout, etc): 
Caught in deep water on medium tackle and 
small-fish bait on the south shore of Lake 
Superior. Closely resembles the Siscowet 
Lake Trout of the same lake, if it is not, as 
many think, merely a local variety of the 
same form. 

Trout, Lake (Winnipiseogee Trout) : Caught 
on medium tackle and small-fish bait in Lake 
Winnipiseogee and supposedly in Lake 
George. 

Trout, Lake (Mackinaw Trout, Namaycush, 
Lake Salmon, Salmon Trout, etc.): Caught 
with medium tackle on the troll and with 
minnow bait in deep water in the chain of 
Great Lakes from Superior to Ontario, also in 
Lake Champlain, New York, and other lakes 
of the United States and British America, oc- 
curring also to the northeastward, in Macki- 
naw River and in the Knowall River, Alaska. 
Is known as Mackinaw Trout in Lakes Huron, 
Michigan, and Superior, and as Lake Salmon 
and Salmon Trout in the lakes of northern 
New York. Is said to attain a weight of 
nin ty pounds, and a length of six feet. 

Trout, Malma (Bull Trout, Speckled Trout, 
Lake Trout, Red-spotted Trout, Salmon 
Trout, Dolly Varden Trout, Chewagh, etc.): 
Caught on Brook Trout tackle in fresh water 
and Black Bass tackle in the ocean. Occurs in 
northern California, west of the Cascade 
Range, throughout the Aleutian Islands, and 
northward to Colville River in Alaska, and is 
not unknown at Behring Island, and Plover 
Bay, Siberia. Taken in the sea it is called 
Salmon Trout; in the lakes it is called by all 
the names apprenticized above. In salt- 
water it feeds upon shrimp, smelt, young 
trout, sand lance, anchovy, herring, etc. ; in 
fresh water, small fish, worms, etc. Weighs up 
to fourteen pounds in the ocean; averages 
smaller in the lakes. 

Trout, Oquassa (Blue Back Trout) : Caught 
on Brook Trout tackle in the lakes of western 
Maine, New York, and New Hampshire. At- 
tains a length of ten inches. 



1 8 THE ANGLER'S ANNUAL 

Trout, Saibling: Caught on Brook Trout 
tackle in Massachusetts, New York, New- 
Hampshire, and Wisconsin. A native of 
northwestern Europe, introduced in American 
Brook Trout waters. 

Whitefish: There are several species — the 
Whitefish inhabiting the Great Lakes and 
British America; the Lake Whitefish (Lake 
Herring, Michigan Herring, Cisco, etc.) of one 
foot length, ranging from the Great Lakes 
northeastward to Labrador; the Geneva 
Lai^e Whitefish (Frostfish, etc.) of Lakes 
Michigan, Ontario, and western New York, 
particularly Geneva Lake; the Mongrel White- 
fish occurring in the upper Great Lakes and 
northward to Alaska; the Menomonee White- 
fish, occurring in the lakes of New England, 
the upper Great Lakes, and northwestward 
to Alaska; the Rocky Mountain Whitefish 
(Mountain Herring, Round-Fish, Shad Waiter, 
etc.) of one pound, occurring in the upper 
tributaries of the Missouri, the streams flow- 
ing into the Columbia, and the clear lakes 
from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific ; the 
Blue-FinWhitefish (Black-Fin, etc.) of the deep 
parts of Lake Michigan, and deep lakes near 
Madison, Wis., and the Whitefish (Inconnu) 
of the Mackenzie River and its tributaries, 
Yukon and Kowak rivers, Alaska, a species 
said to attain a weight of forty pounds. 



Popular Salt- Water Fishes 




How the Angler Takes Them 



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So gaat het hier: dat's Werelts overvloed, 
(Waar mee de Mensch word koninglijk gevoed 
Door guile gunst des milden gevers) doet 

Hem vaak vergeeten. 
Steenbrassem, Steur en Dartien en Knor-haan. 
En Zee-Baars die geen vorst sal laten slaan 
En Kabellan: en Salm, die (wel gebraan). 

Is vet, en voedig. 
Jakob Steendam, t'Louf van Niew Nederland, 1661. 



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POPULAR SALT-WATER FISHES 

Albicore (Carcane, Tunnina, Tauna, Mack- 
erel, Bonito, etc.): Caught on the troll in the 
Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Is well-known in 
the Gulf of Mexico. Attains a weight of forty- 
pounds. 

Amber-Fish (Jack-Fish etc.) : Caught abund- 
antly on medium tackle with crab, clam, 
worm, and small-fish bait just below the sur- 
face off the West Florida coast and the 
Carolina coast. Weighs up to fifteen pounds. 

Amber-Fish (Rock Salmon, etc.): Caught 
near Pensacola in company with the preced- 
ing species, which it resembles in appearance 
and habits, though growing to a greater 
weight. 

Amber-Fish (Yellow- Tail, White Salmon, 
Cavasina, etc.): Caught by trolling along the 
coast of California. Ranges from Cape San 
Lucas northward to the Santa Barbara and 
Coronados Islands. Weighs up to forty 
pounds. 

Anchovy (Sardine, Spearing, Whitebait, 
etc.) : Caught on Brook Trout tackle, with bits 
of clam and worm, abundantly in the Atlantic 
waters about Ft. Macon, Ga., Woods Holl, 
Mass., and New Jersey and New York; in the 
Pacific abundantly in sheltered bays from 
British Columbia to Chili. Attains a length 
of six inches. Is the principal food of the 
Bonito, Salmon, Mackerel, Sea Bass, Barra- 
cuda, etc. 

Bass, Sea (Blackfish, Black Will, Black 
Harry, Hannahills, Bluefish, Rock Bass, 
Black Bass, etc) : Caught on bottom places in 
the summer and autumn, particularly July to 
October, with shrimp, killy, and clam bait — 
the large specimens in the ocean, and the small 

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22 THE ANGLER'S ANNUAL 

ones in the bays, near sod banks, wrecks, etc., 
during flood tide and the first and last of the 
ebb tide. Weighs up to five pounds ; averages 
one and a half pounds. Range: North of 
Cape Cod to the sandy coast of Texas. Com- 
mon about New York. Tackle: Medium 
casting- rod in the ocean ; eight-ounce bait rod 
in the bays; linen line, stout single leader, 
multiplying reel, swivel sinker, and a No. 2 or 
§ sproat hook. 

Bass, Black Sea (Jew-Fish) : Caught in deep 
water about the islands of the Pacific, from the 
Farallones to below San Domingo ; weighs up 
to five hundred pounds; small fish for bait; 
heaviest rod and tackle. 

Bass, Striped (Rock, Rock Fish, Squid- 
Hound, Green-Head, Streaked Bass, etc.): 
Caught in the surf from April to November; 
August, September, and October best ; in the 
Hudson River in the spring and autumn ; high 
and low tide, night and day; abounds in 
waters where rocks prevail and near sod 
banks in line with rocky shores. The bay and 
river Striped Bass average in weight one to 
ten pounds; those of the sod banks, two to 
five pounds; in the heavy surf and deep ocean, 
three to sixty pounds. Range: The Gulf of 
St. Lawrence to the Gulf of Mexico. Common 
near New York. Bait: Small eel, shrimp, 
crab, and worm. Tackle: For large surf fish, 
a medium casting-rod, multiplying reel, linen 
line, Salmon leader, swivel sinker, large sproat 
hook, and a gaff. For bay and river: Eight- 
ounce bait rod, multiplying reel, fine linen 
line, or a fine braided, black, raw silk line, fine 
leader, swivel sinker, No. § sproat hook, and 
a landing net. For sod-bank fishing: The 
same without sinker. 

Beshow (Black Cod, Horse Mackerel, 
Candle-Fish, etc.): Caught on worm and 
small-fish bait in rather deep water from 
Monterey northward to Sitka. Abundant in 
Seattle. Weighs up to five pounds. 

Bill-Fish (Spear-Fish, Woho, etc.) : Caught 
on the heaviest tackle in the western Atlantic 
from the West Indies to southern New Eng- 
land. Resembles the Swordfish in move- 



POPULAR SALT-WATER FISHES 23 

ments, feeding, and size, though its bill is not 
as long as that of the Swordfish, and it at- 
tacks vessels the same as the Swordfish. 
Leaps from the water when hooked. 

Blackfish, Rock: Caught on small tackle 
with clam bait near Charleston, S. C, and 
Pensacola, Fla. Resembles the Sea Bass, 
though a smaller species. For Blackfish see 
Tautog. 

Blacksmith : Caught along reefs of rocks on 
light tackle from Santa Barbara Islands south- 
ward. Is of dusky color, and weighs up to 
two pounds. 

Bluefish (Horse Mackerel, Skipjack, Salt- 
Water Tailor, Greenfish, etc.): Caught n ar 
the surface by still-fishing with crab and small 
fish bait, by trolling with a lead, cedar, bone, 
or pearl imitation squid, in the ocean and its 
surf and bays, on any tide from early summer 
to November, and by still-fishing in deep chan- 
nels, creeks, and rivers with crab and small- 
fish bait — spearing, menhaden, etc. Weighs 
from one to fifteen pounds. Range: Central 
Brazil and the Guianas through the Gulf of 
Mexico and north to Nova Scotia, though not 
found in the Bay of Fundy. Common near 
New York. Tackle: Heavy casting rod, 
multiplying reel, stout linen line, § sproat 
hook, snelled with wire. 

Bluefish, Young (Snapper, Snapping Mack- 
erel, Skip Mackerel, ecc) : Caught near the sur- 
face with crab, shrimp, worm, clam, or small 
killyfish, spearing, etc., in bays, creeks, chan- 
nels, rivers, and in the ocean near inlets and 
breakwaters from -August co early November. 
Averages eight inches in length. Common near 
New York. Tackle: A light Trout rod, 
small hook, click reel, light linen line, and a 
stout single leader; no sinker. 

Boccacio (Boccac, Merou, Jack Tom Cod, 
etc.): Caught (adult) about reefs in deep 
water and the young nearer shore from Santa 
Barbara Islands to Cape Mendocino, on crab, 
clam, and small-fish bait. Weighs up to five 
pounds. 



24 THE ANGLER'S ANNUAL 

Bonito (Skipjack, Spanish Mackerel, etc.): 
Caught on Bluefish bait and tackle on the sur- 
face of deep waters in the open ocean. Occurs 
on the Atlantic coast in the summer between 
Cape May and Cape Sable ; off Cape Hatteras, 
off Block Island, off Long Island, the mouth 
of the Chesapeake, and in the Gulf of Mexico. 
Weighs up to ten pounds. Two species of 
Bonito are common on the Pacific coast — one 
closely related to that of the Atlantic, and an- 
other known as the Striped Bonito, which see. 

Bonito, Pacific (Spanish Mackerel, Skipjack, 
Tuna, etc.): Caught on the troll a half mile 
from shore. Weighs up to twelve pounds. 
Ranges from San Francisco southward to 
Chili. Abundant in Monterey Bay and about 
the Santa Barbara Islands in the summer and 
autumn. Resembles the Bonito of the At- 
lantic. 

Bonito, Striped (Albicore, Tunny, etc.): 
Caught with the troll on the Pacific coast. Is 
occasionally observed in the Atlantic, speci- 
mens being taken off Massachusetts. 

Butter -Fish (Dollar -Fish, Sheepshead, 
Pumpkin-Seed, Star- Fish, Harvest- Fish, Skip- 
jack, etc.) : Caught in the summer on light 
tackle with bits of clam, crab, worm, and 
shrimp bait south to South Carolina and north 
to Maine. Measures up to eight inches in 
length. 

Cabrilla (Kelp Salmon, Black Bass, Lockee 
Cod, etc.): Caught near rocks in deep waters 
of the Pacific, with small-fish bait and Tautog 
tackle. Weighs up to five pounds. Ranges 
from San Francisco to Cerros Island, and is 
abundant about Santa Barbara Islands. 

Cabrilla, Johnny (Rock Bass) : Caught in the 
same waters with the same bait and tackle 
described for Cabrilla. Weighs up to five 
pounds. 

Cabrilla, Spotted (Rock Bass) : Caught in 
the same waters with the same bait and tackle 
as described for Cabrilla, though a smaller 
species. 



POPULAR SALT-WATER FISHES 25 

Catfish: Caught on heavy tackle with 
small-fish bait from Cape Hatteras to the Gulf 
of Mexico Occurs near New York. 

Catfish, Gaff-Topsail (Brackish Water Cat- 
fish, Sea Cat) : Caught on heavy tackle with 
small- fish bait from Cape Cod to Florida; oc- 
casionally about New York. 

Cavalry (Horse Crevalle\ etc.): Caught in 
the bays and open sea on medium tackle with 
crab and small-fish bait, on the Gulf coast and 
in West Florida, from May until late fall. 
Rare specimens have been taken as far north 
as Massachusetts. Weighs up to twenty 
pounds. 

Cavally, Goggle-eyed (Horse-eyed Jack, 
Goggler, Goggled-eyed Jack, Cicharra, etc.): 
Caught in the West Indies, along the Atlantic 
coast north to Vineyard Sound, and in the 
Gulf of California. Resembles the Cavally in 
weight and form. 

Chogset (Bergall, Cunner) : Caught with 
bits of clam, worm, or crab on Trout tackle — 
four-ounce rod, delicate line and leader, click 
reel, split-shot sinker — in the same waters fre- 
quented by small Blackfish, on any tide, from 
April to late November. Averages a half- 
pound to three quarters of a pound in weight. 
Specimens weighing two pounds have been 
taken. Range: Massachusetts to Delaware 
Bay. Common about New York. 

Cobia (Crab-Eater, Sergeant-Fish, Cubby- 
Yew, Bonito, Coal-Fish, Snook, etc.): Caught 
in deep, clear waters on heavy tackle with 
small-fish bait, from the Gulf of Mexico to 
Cape Cod. Is common in Florida. Weighs 
up to twenty pounds. 

Cod (Codfish, Piker, Scrod, Scrode, Rock 
Cod, Rockling, Red Cod, Shoal- Water Cod, 
Shore Cod, Inshore Cod, Worm-Cod, Clam- 
Cod, Black Snapper, Black Biter, Brown Cod, 
Groundkeeper, Ground Tender, Grouper, 
Bank Cod, School Cod, Deep-Water Cod, 
Herring Fish, Herring Cod, Squid School Cod, 
Pasture School Cod, Shad School Cod, George's 
Fish, George's Cod, 'Pine-Tree Cod, Night Cod, 



26 THE ANGLER'S ANNUAL 

etc.) : Caught near the bottom with clam and 
skimmer bait in the open ocean in the day, and 
in the surf at night, on any tide from October 
to early April. Weighs from one to one hun- 
dred and fifty pou ds. Found in the North 
Atlantic, North Pacific and polar oceans. 
Common near New York. Tackle: A stiff 
casting-rod, a strong linen line, a multiplying 
reel, and a Kirby- Limerick £ hood close to a 
swivel sinker. 

Cod, Cultus (Codfish, Ling, Bastard Cod, 
Buffalo Cod, Blue Cod, etc.): Caught on 
small-fish bait in rocky places of considerable 
depth from Santa Barbara to Alaska. Abun- 
dant north of Point Conception. Weighs up to 
sixty pounds. 

Corsair: Caught on clam, crab, worm, and 
small-fish bait in deep water from Santa Bar- 
bara to San Francisco. Weighs up to one 
and a half pounds. 

Corsair, Spotted: Same bait, weight, and 
range as the Corsair. 

Croaker (Crocus, Ronco, etc.) : Caught from 
New York to the Gulf of Mexico on medium 
tackle with shrimp bait in shoal water, grassy 
bottoms. Measures up to eighteen inches. 

Croaker, Chub: An allied species to the pre- 
ceding. Same tackle. Common in Charles- 
ton. 

Croaker, Little (Little Bass, Cognard, etc.): 
Caught from Tomales Bay to Santiago, 
abundantly from Santa Barbara to San Fran- 
cisco. Weighs up to one pound. 

Croaker, Red (Roncador, Black Roncador, 
etc.): Caught from Point Conception south- 
ward. Weighs up to four pounds. 

Croaker, Snorer (Roncador, etc.): Caught 
from Santa Barbara southward. Weighs up 
to eight pounds. 

Croaker, Yellow-Tailed (Roncador, Yellow- 
Fin, etc.) : Caught from Santa Barbara south- 
ward. Weighs up to three pounds. 



POPULAR SALT-WATER FISHES 27 

Cusk (Tusk, etc.) : Caught on clam bait 
along rocky ledges in deep water of the North 
Atlantic from Cape Cod to Newfoundland and 
Greenland. Curls its tail round the angles of 
the rock when hooked and is difficult to cap- 
ture. Its skin rises in great blisters when 
taken from the water. 

Cutlass-Fish (Sabre-Fish, Scabbard- Fish, 
Silver Eel, etc.): Caught on heavy tackle in 
the tropical Atlantic, on the coast of Brazil, in 
the Gulf of California, the West Indies, the 
Gulf of Mexico, and north to Woods Holl, 
Mass Is abundant in the St. John's River, 
Florida, in the Indian River region, and in the 
Gulf of Mexico. Reaches a length of five feet. 
Often throws itself into the fisherman's boat. 

Dolphin: Caught in the Atlantic mid-ocean, 
and in the Gulf of Mexico. A beautifully 
colored fish, often caught by sailors at sea. 
There are two species. 

Drum, Banded (Little Drum, Young Drum) : 
Caught on medium Blackfish tackle with clam, 
crab, and worm bait over oyster-beds during 
high tide, from June to early November. Is 
the young of the Black or Sea Drum. Occurs 
near New York. 

Drum, Black (Sea Drum) : Caught in bot- 
tom waters and the surf with surf clam (skim- 
mer) and soft clam and crab bait on heavy 
tackle, same as used for surf Striped Bass. 
Most abundant in the Gulf of Mexico and the 
Southern Atlantic States ; caught in the surf on 
the New Jersey shore, particularly at Anglesea, 
in the spring and summer; occasionally far- 
ther north. Weighs up to eighty pounds. Is 
the adult of the Banded Drum. 

Drum, Red (Channel Bass) : Caught on the 
bottom of the ocean and in the surf from July 
to late October with menhaden or clam bait, 
menhaden preferred. Weighs up to forty 
pounds. Abundant in the Carolinas, in 
Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico, and is taken 
in the surf on the New Jersey coast. Tackle : 
Stiff casting-rod, stout linen line, multiplying 
reel, swivel, sinker, and No.4-a Virginia hook. 



28 THE ANGLER'S ANNUAL 

Drummer (Salpa, Johnny, Biggy-Head, 
Cabezon, etc.): Caught on the Pacific coast. 
There are about eighteen species represented 
by these appellations. They resemble the 
Atlantic Sea Raven and Sea Robin in ap- 
pearance and habits. 

Eel: Caught on the bottom of most any 
water, regardless of tide, with any sort of bait; 
favors bits of clam, shrimp, and worms; is 
more often taken in the spring and autumn 
during flood tide on a small hook tied near 
the sinker. Weighs up to four pounds. 

Common near New York. Tackle: a stiff 
bait-rod, short, stout leader, multiplying reel, 
linen line. 

Flasher (Triple-Tail, Black Perch, Grouper, 
Black Triple-Tail, etc.): Caught on medium 
tackle with clam and shrimp bait from the St. 
John's River to Massachusetts. Is abundant 
about Charleston, from June to September. 
Occasionally small specimens are taken in the 
lower part of Chesapeake Bay and off New 
Jersey. Rare small individuals have been 
taken off Long Island. Weighs up to ten 
pounds. 

Flounder, Common (Winter Flounder, Mud 
Dab, Fiat-Fish, Negro-Fish, etc.) : Caught on 
sandy and soft black-mud bottoms of bays 
and rivers during ebb tide in deep spots, and 
flood tide in shallow places, in February, 
March, April, October, and November, with 
bits of clam and sand- worm bait. Weighs up 
to three pounds. Ranges from Chesapeake 
Bay to the Bay of Fundy, to the eastern shores 
of Nova Scotia, the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and 
the coast of Labrador. Common near New 
York. Tackle: Light bait- rod, small multi- 
plying reel, fine linen line, single leader, and a 
small hook tied near a light swivel sinker. 

Flounder, Four-spotted: Caught on Floun- 
der bait and tackle from Cape Cod to New 
York, and two other smaller species are taken 
off the Southern States, one abundantly off the 
coast of South Carolina, and the other from 
Cedar Keys south to Key West. Weighs up to 
one pound. Resembles the Summer Flounder 
(Plaice, Fluke) in form. 



POPULAR SALT-WATER FISHES 29 

Flounder, Pole (Deep Sea Flounder, etc.): 
Caught in the deep basins of Massachusetts 
Bay and ranges nearly to Greenland. Is diffi- 
cult to hook owing to its small mouth. 

Flounder, Rusty (Sand Dab, Rough Dab, 
etc.) : Caught on Summer Flounder (Plaice, 
Fluke) bait and tackle from Woods Holl, Mass., 
to Greenland. Weighs up to five pounds. 

Flounder, Smooth (Fool Fish, Christmas 
Flounder, Christmas Fish, Eel-Back, etc.): 
Caught on Flounder bait and tackle off Salem, 
Mass., Portland and Belfast, Me. Is abun- 
dant in Bluelight Cove, Casco Bay, about 
Christmas time. Weighs up to one pound 
and a half. 

Flounder, Spotted Sand (Water Flounder, 
Window- Pane, Daylight, etc.) : Caught on 
Flounder bait and tackle from Bucksport, Me., 
to Fort Macon, N. C. Averages a half- 
pound in weight. Is transparent. 

Flounder, Summer (Plaice, Brail, Brill, 
Puckermouth, Fluke, Turbot, etc.): Caught 
on sandy bottoms of bays and channels and 
in the surf and ocean proper, during both tides, 
from June to early November, with crab and 
small-fish bait. Weighs two to eight pounds. 
Specimens of twenty pounds have been taken. 
Abundant from Cape Cod to Florida. Com- 
mon near New York. Tackle: An eight- 
ounce bait rod, multiplying reel, linen line, a 
three-foot salmon leader, No. 5 Carlisle hook, 
and a swivel sinker. 

Fly-Fish: Caught on bits of clam, crab, 
worm, and small-fish bait in deep water about 
Monterey and the Farallones. Weighs up to 
one pound. 

Garibaldi (Gold-Fish, Red Perch, etc.): 
Caught in rocky places on light tackle about 
the Santa Barbara Islands and southward to 
Lower California. Is of brilliant orange tint. 
Weighs up to three pounds 

Garrupa, Black and Yellow (Codfish, etc.): 
Caught with small-fish bait in water of 
moderate depth from San Nicholas Island to 
San Francisco. Weighs up to two pounds. 



30 THE ANGLER'S ANNUAL 

Garrupa, Flesh-Colored : Caught with small- 
fish bait from Santa Barbara to San Francisco. 
Weighs up to three pounds. 

Garrupa, Green (Green Rock- Fish, etc.): 
Caught with small-fish bait in rocky places of 
shallow water from San Diego to Monterey. 
Common south of Point Conception. Weighs 
up to three pounds. 

Garrupa, Red (Rock-Fish, Rock Cod, etc.): 
Caught with small-fish bait in water of 
moderate depth from San Nicholas to Puget 
Sound. Weighs up to six pounds. 

Garruta, Speckled (Rock Cod, etc.) : Caught 
on small-fish bait from Monterey to Puget 
Sound, in water of moderate depth. Weighs 
up to three and a half pounds. 

Grouper, Black (Warsaw Jew- Fish) : Caught 
on the heaviest rod and tackle, by bottom- 
fishing with mullet and crab bait ; abounds in 
the Gulf of Mexico; weighs up to three hun- 
dred pounds. 

Grouper, Coney: Caught on stout tackle in 
the Florida reefs with small-fish and crab bait. 

Grouper, Red (Brown Snapper, Red- 
bellied Snapper, Cherna, etc.): Caught by 
bottom-fishing with stiff surf tackle with crab 
and small-fish bait; abundant in the Gulf of 
Mexico, particularly about Florida. Weighs 
up to fifty pounds. Is called Red-bellied 
Snapper and Brown Snapper in Florida, and 
Groper and Red Groper in the New York 
markets. 

Grouper, Scamp (R.ock-Fish, Baccalao) : 
Caught on ordinary Grouper and Snapper 
tackle all the year round about Key West and 
the Gulf of Mexico. Weighs up to thirty 
pounds. Rock-Fish is the Florida name ap- 
plied to several species of Grouper. 

Grouper, Spotted (Hind) : Caught on heavy 
rod and tackle with small-fish and crab bait in 
deep-water bottoms. Abundant in the Gulf 
of Mexico and the reefs of south Florida. 
Weighs up to fifty pounds. 



POPULAR SALT-WATER FISHES 31 

Grunt, Black (Ronco Grande, Hogfish, etc.) : 
Caught about Florida and in the Gulf waters 
with shrimp and claim bait on light tackle. 
One of a half dozen species of Grunt. See 
Red-Mouth Grunt. 

Grunt, Red-Mouth (Squirrel-Fish, Hogfish, 
Pig- Fish, Flannel Mouth, Margate- Fish, 
Sailor's Choice : etc.): Caught in the Gulf 
waters and about Florida with clam and 
shrimp bait on light tackle. The various 
species of Grunt are miniature counterparts of 
the Red Snapper. See Black Grunt. 

Haddock (Finnan Haddies, Skulljoe, Scoo- 
dled Skulljoe, etc.) : Caught in bottom-fishing 
on clam banks, only in the Atlantic, on Cod 
bait and tackle. Found with the Cod on all 
the northern fishing-grounds as far south as 
the capes of Delaware. Taken in Fisher's 
Island Sound in winter and spring. Abun- 
dant on Nantucket Shoals, north of Cape Cod, 
in the Gulf of Maine, in the Bay of Fundy, and 
in the Basin of Minas, on the coast of Nova 
Scotia, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and in the 
Bay of Chaleur. Weighs up to seventeen 
pounds; averages three and four pounds. 

Hake (Squirrel Hake, White Hake, Ling, 
Old English Hake, etc.) : Caught during the 
winter in the ocean regardless of tide in the 
day, and in the small surf at night at high tide ; 
October to early June best. Abundant in 
Massachusetts Bay, in the Bay of Fundy, and 
in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Occurs near 
New York. Tackle and bait: Same as for 
Cod, though the Hake in weight averages less 
than the Cod. Ranges our coast from New 
York to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 

Hake, California (Merluccio, Horse Mack- 
erel, etc.) : Caught on heavy tackle with clam 
and small-fish bait, from the Island of Santa 
Cruz to Alaska. Weighs up to ten pounds. 

Hake, Silver (Whiting, etc.) : Caught on 
Cod bait and tackle in the middle depths of 
the Atlantic Ocean. Feeds on small fish. 
Averages a foot in length. 

Halibut (Fiat-Fish, Deep Sea Flounder, 
etc.) : Caught on heavy tackle and fish bait in 



32 THE ANGLER'S ANNUAL 

the North Pacific, the North Atlantic, and the 
Western Atlantic south to the fortieth parallel 
and north to Cumberland Gulf. Stragglers 
have been taken off Sandy Hook, N. J., 
Block Island, N. Y., and Montauk Point, L. I., 
N. Y. On the Pacific coast it ranges from the 
Farallone Islands northward to Behring 
Straits. Is a cold water species. Resembles 
the Summer Flounder (Plaice, Fluke) and the 
Common Flounder in form. Weighs up to 
three hundred pounds. The small specimens 
are called Chicken Halibut. 

Harvest-Fish (Whiting, etc.): Caught on 
light tackle with bits of clam, crab, etc., from 
the Gulf of Mexico to New York in harvest 
time. Is abundant at the mouth of the 
Chesapeake and along the Southern coast. 

Herring, Atlantic : Caught on the surface of 
the ocean and its bays, inlets, etc., mostly in 
October and November, during early morning 
and evening at high tide, with shrimp and 
killy bait. Averages three quarters of a 
pound in weight. Distributed throughout the 
whole of the North Atlantic. Common near 
New York. Tackle: Light bait-rod or Trout 

-rod, fine linen line, small reel, single leader, 
sproat hook. The young are sold in the 
markets under the name of Whitebait. 



fly-ro( 
No. i 



Herring, Big-eyed (Ten- Pounder, Horse 
Mackerel, etc.): Caught all along the coast 
from Martha's Vineyard southward; also 
throughout the West Indies, on the coast of 
South America, on both coasts of Mexico, at 
the Cape of Good Hope, in East Africa, 
Arabia, and China. 

Herring, Branch (Alewife, Allwife, Ellwife, 
Ellwhoop, Big-eyed Herring, Wall-eyed 
Herring, Gaspereau, Gasperat, Sprat, White- 
bait, etc.): Caught on the artificial fly in the 
spring, in salt rivers of the Atlantic coast, and 
also in Lake Ontario and the large lakes of 
New York. Is common in the Albemarle, 
Connecticut, and Potomac rivers, and off the 
coasts of Maine and Massachusetts. 

Herring, Glut (Alewife, English Herring, 
Blue- Back, Kyack, Kyauk, Saw- Belly, Cat- 



POPULAR SALT-WATER FISHES 33 

Thrasher, Sprat, Whitebait, etc.): Caught on 
the artificial fly in the spring, in salt rivers of 
the Atlantic coast. Is common in the Albe- 
marle, Chesapeake, Ogeechee, and St. John's 
rivers and off the coasts of Maine and Massa- 
chusetts. 

Herring, Pacific : Caught, all along the coast 
the same as the Atlantic Herring, which it re- 
sembles in size, appearance, and quality. Is 
abundant northward. Puget Sound and San 
Francisco Bay are fairly alive with it in the 
summer time. Attains a length of about a 
foot. 

Herring, Pogy (Menhaden, Pogie, Pogy, 
Hard-Head, Pookagan, Poghaden, Hard-Head 
Shad, Bony-Fish, White-Fish, Mossbunker, 
Bunker, Marshbanker, Alewife, Bay Alewife, 
Pilcher, Green-Tail, Bug-Fish, Bughead, Bug- 
Shad, Fat-Back, Yellow-Tail, Yellow-Tail 
Shad, Shiner, Herring, Savega, American Sar- 
dine, American Club-Fish, Shadine, Ocean 
Trout, etc.) : Caught in schools on the surface 
in bays and inlets and in the open ocean during 
the summer in the coastal waters of all the 
Atlantic States from Maine to Florida, in 
winter only south of Cape Hatteras. Has 
mouth bristles instead of teeth. Feeds upon 
vegetable matter, minute crustaceans, and the 
sediment of bay bottoms, containing organic 
matter. Is the most abundant species of fish 
on the eastern coast of the United States, and 
is the principal food of the larger salt water 
fishes — striped bass, bluefish, squeteague, pol- 
lock, cod, garfish, swordfish, whiting, horse 
mackerel, shark, whale, dolphin, bayonet-fish, 
bonito, etc. The Menhaden is phosphorescent 
at night. 

Hog-Fish: Caught on medium tackle 
abundantly at Key West and along the 
Florida coral reefs. Is a brilliant red in color. 
Weighs up to fifteen pounds. 

Horse-Fish (Moonfish, Humpbacked Butter- 
fish, Sunfish, Jorobado, Blunt-nosed Shiner, 
Pug-nosed Shiner, etc.) : Caught on light 
tackle with bits of clam, crab, and worm bait 
in the Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf of California, 
and southward along the coast of Panama. 



34 THE ANGLER'S ANNUAL 

Abundant in the West Indies, and a frequent 
summer visitor all along the Atlantic coast as 
far north as Massachusetts. Measures up to 
twelve inches. Often confounded with the 
Moon-fish, which it resembles. 

Jurel (Hard-Tail, Cojinua, Jack-Fish, Skip- 
jack, Jack, Buffalo Jack, Horse Crevalle\ 
Yellow Mackerel, etc.) : Caught abundantly on 
the Gulf coast of Florida, Alabama, and Missis- 
sippi. Measures up to fifteen inches in length. 

Jurel, Cuba: Caught abundantly in the 
West Indies and along the Gulf coast of the 
United States. 

Kelp-Fish: Caught on light tackle about 
Santa Catalina Island and southward. Weighs 
up to one pound. 

Killyfish (Killie, Mummie, Mummichog, 
Gudgeon, etc.): Caught with light Brook 
Trout tackle and worm and clam bait. Com- 
mon in the Southern and Middle States and 
in New England. Is a popular bait fish, 
especially in Plaice (Fluke) fishing. 

Kingfish (Queenfish, Hake, Barb, Tom Cod, 
Black Mullet, Sea Mink, Whiting, etc.): 
Caught on an eight-ounce bait rod, fine linen 
line, multiplying reel, long leader, No. i to 
No. 3 sproat hook, and a swivel sinker, with 
clam, crab, shrimp, or worm bait. Abounds 
from New York to Florida. In the North is 
best taken during the early flood tide from 
June to November in the surf, and near hard, 
sandy bottom places in deep, clean water at 
the edge of channels, and again over oyster 
beds. Weighs up to six pounds. 

Lady-Fish (Bone- Fish, Grubber, etc.): 
Caught on medium Striped Bass tackle with 
crab, worm, and small-fish bait in the West 
Indies, in the Gulf of Mexico, on the Atlantic 
and Pacific coasts of North and South America, 
and uncommonly along the Atlantic shores as 
far north as Cape Cod. Is also found about 
the Bermudas and Cape Verde Islands, in the 
Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, and on the coast 
of Japan. On the coast of California it is 
taken with the Mullet in San Diego Bay. Is 



POPULAR SALT-WATER FISHES 35 

a slender, silvery fish that leaps from the water 
when hooked and fights like the fresh- water 
Black Bass. Averages two to three pounds in 
weight. 

Leather- Jacket (Skipjack, etc.): Caught 
throughout the West Indies and south as far 
as Bahia, and on the Pacific coast of Mexico 
and Central America, on the troll and with 
small-fish bait. Rarely observed between 
Florida and Newport, R. I. A beautiful and 
graceful fish that leaps from the water in pur- 
suit of its prey — smaller fishes. 

Mackerel, Chub (Thimble-Eye, Big-Eye, 
Bull Mackerel, etc.) : Caught on the same gear 
as Common Mackerel. Found at Pensacola, 
Florida, Charleston, S. C, and off New Eng- 
land. Occasionally visits the coast of New 
York in great numbers in the autumn. 

Mackerel, Common (Spike, Tinker) : Caught 
on a white artificial fly or feathered squid, or 
bits of menhaden and clam and a wire gimp 
snood, with a light bait-rod. Inhabits the 
North Atlantic Ocean; abounds in the Gulf of 
St. Lawrence, along the coasts of New England 
and the Middle States. Measures up to 
eighteen inches and weighs up to three and a 
half pounds. 

Mackerel, Frigate: Caught the same as 
Common Mackerel, which it resembles in size 
and shape. Has been taken off Block Island, 
N. Y., and in great abundance between Mon- 
tauk Point and George's Bank. Is common 
in the West Indies and other parts of the 
tropical Atlantic. 

Mackerel, Horse (Ton, Tuna, Tunny, etc.): 
Caught with steel shark hooks with fish bait. 
Occurs in the Western Atlantic, north to the 
Gulf of St. Lawrence from June to October. 
Weighs up to one thousand pounds. Thirty 
taken off Gloucester, Mass., in 1878, weighed 
in the aggregate, thirty thousand pounds. 

Mackerel, Silver Cero: Caught on the 
troll in the open sea, occasionally as far 
north as Massachusetts. Is a West Indian 
species, weighing up to twenty-five pounds. 



36 THE ANGLER'S ANNUAL 

Resembles the Spanish Mackerel in appear- 
ance and habits. Has been observed at 
Santo Domingo, Jamaica, Cuba, Martinique, 
Porto Rico, and Brazil, and, rarely, at Woods 
Holl, Mass. 

Mackerel, Spanish: Caught on the surface 
of deep waters in the open ocean, like the 
Bonito, on Bluefish bait and tackle. Weighs 
up to nine pounds. Occurs in the Atlantic 
from Cape Cod to the Gulf of Mexico. Also 
abounds along the Pacific Coast of Mexico 
and the Gulf of California. Off the coast of 
New York and Southern New England is most 
numerous in July and August. In the Gulf 
States it is called King-Fish. 

Mackerel, Spanish Monterey : Caught on the 
troll. Occurs in Monterey Bay in September 
and November. Weighs up to eight pounds. 
Resembles the common Spanish Mackerel in 
appearance and quality. 

Mackerel, Spotted Cero (King Cero, etc.): 
Caught in the West Indies on the troll in the 
open sea. Weighs up to thirty pounds, and 
reaches six feet in length. Has been observed 
in Cuba, San Domingo, Jamaica, Barbadoes, 
Key West, and Brazil. 

Mackerel, Tinker (Easter Mackerel) : Caught 
northward to Monterey Bay on Common 
Mackerel gear. Measures up to fourteen 
inches in length. 

Medregal (Bonita, etc.): Caught in South 
Florida and along the coasts of the Carolinas. 
Common in Bermuda and Cuba. Measures up 
to two feet in length. 

Moon-Fish, Silver (Horse-Head, Look- 
Down, etc.) : Caught on light tackle with 
clam, crab, and worm bait on the Atlantic 
coast abundantly as far north as Massachu- 
setts, and is found in the West Indies, in 
Brazil, and the Gulf of Mexico. Same size and 
form as the Horse- Fish with which it is often 
confounded. 

Moon-Fish (Spade-Fish, Angel-Fish, Porgee, 
Porgy, Three-Tail Sheepshead, Three-Tailed 



POPULAR SALT-WATER FISHES 37 

Porgee, etc.); Caught on light tackle with 
clam and worm bait about wharves, rock piles, 
and old wrecks, occasionally about New York, 
more commonly on the coasts of Alabama, 
Louisiana, and West Florida, where it is found 
throughout the summer and fall in the bays. 
Occurs at Guatemala, Texas, North Carolina, 
San Domingo, and Jamaica, the coasts of 
South Carolina and California, and at the en- 
trance to Chesapeake Bay. Measures up to 
fifteen inches. 

Mullet, Silver : Caught with the same tackle 
and bait as that used for Striped Mullet; is 
found in the same waters, and is of the same 
habits, though not so large as the Striped 
Mullet. There are seventy species of Mullet. 
The Silver and Striped species are the most 
common. 

Mullet, Striped (Jumping Mullet, Sand Mul- 
let, Fat-Back, Bluefish Mummichog, Big- 
eyed Mullet, etc.) : Caught on medium tackle 
in bottom-fishing with a bait made of banana 
fruit and cotton and flour. Occurs in the 
West Indies, the Gulf, and from Lower Cali- 
fornia to Peru. Is abundant in Florida and 
the Gulf of Mexico. Small specimens are 
taken off the New Jersey and Connecticut 
coasts. Weighs up to six pounds. There are 
fully seventy species of Mullet. This species 
and the Silver Mullet are the most common. 



Parrot-Fish, Blue (Slippery Dick, etc.): 
Caught on light tackle in Florida and Ber- 
muda. Is noted for its gorgeous colors. 

' Pilot-Fish (Shark's Vallet, etc.) : Caught in 
the open sea, rarely about New York. Com- 
mon in tropical seas, accompanying the 
Shark. Measures up to twelve inches. 

Pollock (Coal-Fish, Quaddy Salmon, Sea 
Salmon, etc.): Caught near the surface on 
medium tackle with the Cod and Haddock. 
Favors clams and small-fish bait. Common in 
the Eastern Atlantic. Often taken in May off 
Cape Cod and in Massachusetts Bay in the 
night time with a surface bait of small Her- 
ring. Weighs up to ten pounds. 



38 THE ANGLER'S ANNUAL 

Pollock, Alaska (Beshow, Coal-Fish, etc.): 
Caught in deep water on Pollock bait and 
tackle from Monterey to Behring's Straits. 
Measures up to two feet in length. 

Pompano : Caught but rarely with hook and 
line, on clam bait with light rod and tackle. 
Occurs in both Atlantic and Pacific waters, 
ranging on our eastern coast north to Cape 
Cod, south to Jamaica, east to the Bermudas 
and west in the Gulf of Mexico, and appearing 
in southern Massachusetts in June and July. 
Is found on the South Florida coast all the 
year. Four species occur in the Atlantic and 
three in the Pacific waters. 

Pompano, African (Permit) : Caught in the 
Gulf of Mexico, mostly along the Florida 
coast. Weighs up to twenty pounds. 

Pompano, Banner (Gall-Topsail, etc.): 
Caught in Florida, the Bahamas, the Bermu- 
das, and the West Indies. 

Pompano, California : Caught on light tackle 
with worm, crab, and clam bait on the entire 
coast of California and Oregon in the summer 
and fall. Is abundant about Santa Barbara 
and Soquel. Weighs up to half a pound. 

Pompano, Round (Shore Pompano, Alewife, 
etc.) : Caught in the North and South Atlantic 
and various parts of the Indian Ocean. Small 
specimens have been taken about Vineyard 
Haven, Mass., and Beaufort, S. C. 

Puff-Fish (Sea Rabbitt, Rabbitt-Fish, Blow- 
Fish, etc.) : Caught on light tackle and nearly 
all bottom baits from Massachusetts south- 
ward. Fills itself with air when taken out of 
the water and swells to the size of a toy 
balloon. Is of milk-white color. 

Rasher: Caught on small-fish bait in water 
of moderate depth from Santa Barbara to San 
Francisco. Weighs up to ten pounds. 

Ravallia (Snook, Robalo, Ravaljo, Ravallie, 
etc.): Caught on medium tackle with small- 
fish bait from Florida to Rio Janeiro in the 
Atlantic, and from the Gulf of California to at 



POPULAR SALT-WATER FISHES 39 

least Callao in the Pacific. Weighs up to 
twenty pounds. 

Red-Fish (Fat-Head, Sheepshead, etc.): 
Caught on medium tackle, principally in Cali- 
fornia, with clam, crab, and small-fish bait. 
Weighs up to fifteen pounds. Is found from 
Point Conception southward to Cerros Island. 

Rockfish, Black (Black Bass, Pesce Pre*tre, 
Priest Fish, etc.): Caught on small-fish, crab, 
and clam bait in water of moderate depth from 
Santa Barbara to Vancouver Island. Abund- 
ant in Tomales Bay, Monterey, and San Fran- 
cisco. Weighs up to five pounds. 

Rockfish, Black-banded: Caught on small- 
fish bait in deep waters from Monterey north- 
ward. Weighs up to four pounds. 

Rockfish, Brown: Caught on worm, crab, 
and small-fish bait from San Martin Island to 
Puget Sound. Weighs up to four pounds. 
Small specimens caught from all the wharves 
in shallow water. 

Rock-fish, Grass (Garrupa, etc.) : Caught on 
crab, worm, and small-fish bait in water of 
moderate depth from San Nicholas to Hum- 
boldt Bay. Abundant south of Point Con- 
ception. Weighs up to four pounds. 

Rockfish, Orange (Red Rock-Cod, Red 
Rockfish, Fliaum, etc.): Caught on small-fish 
bait in deep water from Monterey to Puget 
Sound. Weighs up to ten pounds. 

Rockfish, Red (Tambor, etc.) : Caught on 
small-fish bait in deep water from Santa 
Barbara to Puget Sound. Weighs up to 
twelve pounds. 

Rockfish, Red Alaska : Caught on small-fish, 
clam, and crab bait about the Aleutian Islands. 
Weighs up to one pound. 

Rockfish, Queen (Reina, etc.): Caught on 
clam, crab, and small-fish bait in deep water 
about Monterey and the Farrallones. Weighs 
up to two pounds. 



4 o THE ANGLER'S ANNUAL 

Rockfish, Spotted Black (Black Bass, Black 
Rockfish, Pesce Pr£tre, etc.) : Caught on 
small-fish, clam, and crab bait from Monterey 
to Puget Sound. Weighs up to five pounds. 

Rockfish, Widow (Viuva, etc.): Caught on 
small-fish, crab, and clam bait in deep water 
from Santa Barbara to Monterey. Weighs up 
to four pounds. 

Rockfish, Yellow-Backed : Caught in rather 
deep water on crab, clam, and small-fish bait 
from Monterey to Puget Sound. Weighs up 
to eight pounds. 

Rockfish, Yellow-Tail (Green Rockfish, 
Rock Cod, Yellow-Tail, etc.) : Caught in deep 
water near shore on small-fish bait from Santa 
Catalina Island to Cape Mendocino. Weighs 
up to seven pounds. 

Rock Trout (Boregata, Boregat, Starling, 
etc.) . Caught on small-fish bait about rocks in 
deep water from Puget Sound to Kamchatka. 
Weighs up to three pounds. 

Rock Trout (Borgata, Rock Cod, etc.): 
Caught on clam, crab, and small-fish bait in 
rocky places of moderately deep water from 
San Louis Obispo to Alaska. Weighs up to 
three pounds. 

Rosefish (Red Perch, Snapper, Bream, 
Hemdurgan, John Davy, etc.): Caught on 
shrimp, crab, and small-fish bait in deep 
water off the coast of Maine and in Massa- 
chusetts Bay; abundant just south of Cape 
Cod. Weighs up to fourteen pounds; com- 
mon weight, twelve ounces. 

Round Robin (Cigar Fish): Caught in the 
Bermudas and in the West Indies, and along 
the coast of the United States north as far as 
Massachusetts. 

Rudder-Fish, Banded : Caught as far north as 
Salem and Beverly, Mass; occasionally north 
of Cape Cod. Resembles the Black Rudder- 
Fish. Measures up to eight inches. 



POPULAR SALT-WATER FISHES 41 

Rudder-Fish, Black (Log-Fish, Barrel-Fish, 
Snip-nosed Mullet, etc.) : Caught on light 
tackle about floating spars, barrels, etc., from 
New Jersey to Nova Scotia, in the summer, 
with bits of clam, shrimp, crab, etc. Measures 
up to twelve inches in length. 

Runner (Skipjack, Shoemaker, Yellow-Tail) : 
Caught abundantly on the western and south- 
ern coasts of Florida, in the bays and along the 
sea-beaches, preferring clear salt-water, swift 
currents, and sandy bottoms. Leaps from the 
water when pursued by larger fishes. 

Sail-Fish: Caught on heavy tackle in the 
Atlantic, on the coast of Brazil, latitude 30 S., 
to the Equator, and north to Southern New 
England, latitude 42 ° N. ; and in the Pacific 
to southwestern Japan. Reaches a length of 
twelve feet, and hoists a mainsail and sails like 
a ship. A whole fleet has been observed in 
Singapore, sailing like so many native boats. 

Sardine, California (Sardina) : Caught from 
Cape Mendocino to Chili; abundant south- 
ward in winter. Attains a length of less than 
one foot. 

Scad (Horse Mackerel, etc.): Caught from 
Monterey southward to Chili. Weighs up to 
one pound. 

Scorpene (Scorpion, Sculpin, etc.): Caught 
on small-fish bait from Point Conception 
southward to Ascension Island. Weighs up 
to two pounds. 

Scuppaug (Fair Maid, Porgy, Sailor's Choice, 
Scup, etc.) : Caught in the ocean and its bays, 
inlets, etc., on bits of clam from July to the 
middle of November ; September and October 
best; found in the channel-bottoms during 
both tides. Weighs up to two pounds. 
Abundant from Massachusetts to the Carolina 
coast. Common near New York. Tackle: 
Light bait-rod, small multiplying reel, single 
leader, light linen line, small hook tied near a 
light swivel sinker. 

Sea Raven (Rock Toad- Fish, Deep Water 
Sculpin, etc.) : Caught on medium tackle and 



42 THE ANGLER'S ANNUAL 

any bottom-bait from New England to the 
entrance of Chesapeake Bay. Measures up to 
two feet in length. 

Sea Robin (Grubby, Daddy Sculpin, Flying 
Gurnard, Sea Bat, Grunter, etc.): Caught on 
light tackle and any bottom-bait from the Bay 
of Fundy to New York. Abundant south 
from Cape Cod. Averages half a foot in length. 

Senorita-Fish (Pescerey, etc.): Caught on 
the lightest tackle from Monterey southward 
to Cerros Island. Weighs up to less than half 
a pound. 

Sergeant-Ma j or (Cow- Pilot, etc.): Caught 
on light tackle throughout the tropical waters 
of the world. Is abundant along the reefs of 
Florida. Weighs up to one pound. 

Shad, Common (White Shad): Caught in 
nets in salt rivers along the whole Atlantic 
coast of the Uniced States, and with light 
patterns of the small artificial fly and Brook 
Trout tackle at the mouths of fresh rivers in 
the spring. Weighs up to eight pounds. 

Shad, Hickory (Matlowacca, Staten Island 
Herring, Long Island Herring, Forerunner 
Shad, Hicks, Tailor Shad, Fresh Water Tailor) : 
Caught in the tidal rivers along the Atlantic 
coast from Cape Cod to Florida. Is abundant 
in the region between the Chesapeake Bay and 
Altamaha River and intermediate waters. 
Makes its appearance shortly before the 
Common or White Shad, from which it may 
be distinguished by the projection and thick- 
ness of its lower jaw. 

Shad, Mud (Winter-Shad, Lake Shad, Hairy- 
Back, Thread Herring, Gizzard Shad, White- 
eyed Shad, Hickory Shad, etc.): Caught in 
brackish waters along the Atlantic coast from 
Delaware Bay southward to Mexico and in 
Lake Erie and Lake Michigan, which it reaches 
through the canals. Is abundant in the Poto- 
mac and St. John's Rivers, and many other 
localities. Enters all streams after becoming 
land-locked. Is a permanent resident of the 
larger streams and reservoirs of the Mississippi 
Valley. 



POPULAR SALT-WATER FISHES 43 

Sheepshead (Sea Bream, etc.) : Caught on 
bottom-places during flood tide and the first 
and last of the ebb tide, among rocks, old 
docks, wrecks, and shell reefs from July to 
October with clam, oyster, and crab bait. 
Weighs up to fifteen pounds. Abounds from 
Cape Cod to the Mexican border. Common 
near New York. Tackle : Same as for Black- 
fish. 

Smelt : Caught in the channels of creeks and 
rivers during early winter on worm bait, a foot 
or two from the bottom. Averages six inches 
in length. Abundant from the Gulf of St. 
Lawrence to Virginia. Common near New 
York. Tackle: Same as that used for Spot. 

Snapper, Gray (Black Snapper, Sea Lawyer, 
etc.) : Caught on Red Snapper tackle and bait. 
Found in the Gulf of Mexico. Common in 
South Florida and Bermuda. Weighs up to 
eighty pounds. 

Snapper, Mangrove (Bastard Snapper, etc.) : 
Caught on Red Snapper bait and tackle in the 
Gulf of Mexico. Common in Charleston and 
Florida. Measures up to eighteen inches. 

Snapper, Pensacola (Mangrove Snapper, 
etc.) : Caught with Red Snapper bait and 
tackle — the young in bays, the adult in deeper 
waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Common in 
Florida. Measures up to twenty-four inches. 

Snapper, Red: Caught on medium Striped 
Bass tackle with a bottom bait of small shark, 
bluefish or skipjack, and rarely with a silver or 
pearl squid or white rag. Ranges in the Gulf 
of Mexico from Key West to the Rio Grande. 
Is occasionally taken off New Jersey and 
Block Island. Found in the South, with the 
Sea Bass, in holes and gullies of reefs and rocks 
and sandy bottoms. Weighs up to thirty 
pounds. 

Sole, American (Hog Choker, etc.): Caught 
on light tackle with small Flounder bait from 
Boston and Nahant to the mouth of the Mis- 
sissippi River. Occurs in all the rivers south 
of the Susquehanna. Measures up to six 
inches in length. 



44 THE ANGLER'S ANNUAL 

Spanish Flag: Caught on small-fish bait 
about rocky reefs of very deep water about 
Santa Barbara and Monterey. Weighs up to 
six pounds. 

Spot (Lafayette, Goody, Chub, Roach, Ma- 
sooka, Chopa Blanca, etc.): Caught on the 
same tackle as applied to the Chogset — small 
trout rod, click reel, light linen line and leader, 
split shot, etc. — with bits of clam, shrimp, and 
crab, regardless of tide from July to early 
November. Abundant from New York to the 
Gulf of Mexico. Averages a quarter of a 
pound in weight. 

Squeteague (Weakfish, Yellow Fin, Sucker- 
mang, Squit, Sea Bass, White Sea Bass, Cor- 
vina, She Cults, Checutts, Bluefish, Chickwick, 
Sea Trout, Spotted Trout, Salmon, Salmon 
Trout, etc.) : Caught in the ocean and its surf, 
bays, rivers, creeks, channels, inlets, etc., by 
trolling in deep waters with an artificial so^uid 
of bone, cedar, or pearl; with a light casting- 
rod, multiplying reel, and linen line, by surf 
fishing with shedder crab and killie bait 
and the same rod and tackle, and in bay, flat, 
and channel-fishing by plying medium tackle 
— six or eight-ounce bait or Trout rod, etc. — 
on shrimp, shedder crab, killie, and worm bait. 
The Atlantic and Pacific coasts are represented 
by several species. The Atlantic species 
weighs from one to ten pounds. A specimen 
weighing thirty pounds is on record. One 
species of the Pacific weighs up to seventy-five 
pounds. For the Weakfish of the flats at flood 
tide use no sinker, or, at the most, a split shot. 
In the channels angle as the water rushes in at 
nearly flood tide also at flood tide and as the 
water is rushing out. In the ocean, the 
ebbing tide is best. In the North, the season 
lasts from June to October, July, August, and 
September being the popular months. In the 
South the Squeteague is called Spotted Trout, 
Sea Trout, and Salmon ; on the Pacific coast it 
is referred to as Sea Bass, White Sea Bass, 
Bluefish, Sea Trout, and Corvina. 

Squirrel-Fish : Caught with the Blackfish on 
small tackle with clam bait near Charleston, 
S. C, and southward to Brazil. Is a bril- 
liantly tinted species. 



POPULAR SALT-WATER FISHES 45 

Sturgeon: Caught with heavy tackle in 
bottom- fishing in the larger rivers and estua- 
ries during the summer. There are two species 
on the Atlantic coast, one with a shorter and 
blunter nose than the other. The Sturgeon 
leaps entirely out of the water at dusk. It 
attains a length of twelve feet and a weight of 
five hundred pounds. Its mouth is upon the 
under surface of the head, and it has no teeth; 
it grubs for its food in the mud. 

Surf-Fish (Perch, Porgy, Porgee, Minny, 
Sparada, Moharra, etc.) : Caught in shallow 
water, as a rule, in the sea and bays, with 
small-fish, crab, clam, and worm bait on 
medium and light tackle, from Cerros Island 
to Sitka, abundantly on the coast of California. 
There are about twenty species of so-called 
Surf-Fish, forming a characteristic feature of 
the fauna of the Pacific coast, the group's 
centre of distribution being from Santa Bar- 
bara to Tomales Bay. The largest species 
weigh up to four pounds ; the smallest measure 
a length of five inches. 

Sword-Fish : Caught on the heaviest tackle, 
along the Atlantic coast of America from 
Jamaica, latitude 18 N., Cuba, and the Ber- 
mudas to Cape Breton, latitude 47 N. ; also in 
Southern California, latitude 34 N., and other 
waters. Most abundant on the shoals near 
the shore and on the banks during July and 
August, often appearing on the frequented 
cruising grounds between Montauk Point and 
the eastern part of George's Banks in May and 
June. Like the Bluefish, Bonito, Squeteague, 
etc., the Sword-Fish pursues and feeds upon 
Menhaden, Mackerel, etc. Its dorsal fin and 
the upper lobe of its caudal fin project out of 
the water when the fish swims near the surface. 
A specimen taken off Portland weighed six 
hundred pounds. One taken off Edgartown, 
Mass., weighed seven hundred pounds, and 
had a sword nearly six feet in length. The 
species attacks vessels. 

Tarpum (Tarpon, Jew-Fish, Silver King, Sil- 
ver-Fish, Grand Ecaille, Savanilla, Grandykye, 
Giant Herring, etc.) : Caught on a firm casting 
rod and special tarpum tackle with mullet bait. 
Occurs in the Western Atlantic and in the 



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Gulf of Mexico, ranging north to Cape Cod and 
south to Northern Brazil. Attains a length of 
six feet and a weight of eighty pounds. Is a 
member of the Herring family, mostly taken 
off Texas and Florida. 

Tautog (Blackfish): Caught best during 
flood tide by bottom-fishing near shell reefs, 
rocks, wrecks, docks, sod banks, etc., in the 
ocean and its bays, harbors, etc., from April 
to late November, April, May, October, and 
November best. Weighs in the bays, one 
to ten pounds; in the ocean, up to twenty 
pounds. Range: St. John, N. B., to Charles- 
ton, S. C. Bait: Soft clam in the spring, hard 
clam, crab, and worm later on. Tackle: 
Same as for Striped Bass; hooks: Virginia 
No. 2 or No. 5. 

Toad-Fish: Caught near New York. Is a 
small toad-like species of no value to the 
angler or epicure. 

Tom Cod : Caught on small flounder tackle 
in cool weather, September to May, in bays 
and rivers, at half-ebb and half-flood tides, 
with bits of clam and worm. Does not exceed 
twelve inches in length. Is not the young of 
the Cod, as generally supposed. Is found only 
in the Western Atlantic — New York at the 
south to Cape Sable at the north. 

Treefish : Caught on small-fish bait in deep 
water among rocks from San Martin Island 
to San Francisco. Weighs up to three 
pounds. 

Tunny, Long-finned (Albicore, etc.) : Caught 
by trolling in the open sea in June and July on 
the coast of California. Weighs up to twelve 
pounds. Found from San Francisco south- 
ward, abounding in the channels about Santa 
Barbara Islands. 

Tunny, Silver-spotted: Caught the same 
as the Long-finned Tunny and in the same 
waters. 

Turbot, Greenland : Caught on the off-shore 
banks as far south as George's Bank with 
Halibut bait and tackle. Weighs up to 
twenty-five pounds. 



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Vermilion Fish: (Pesce-Vermiglia) Caught 
only by hook and line on small-fish, crab, 
clam, and worm bait about rocks in deep 
water in Monterey Bay and the Farrallones. 
Weighs up to four pounds. 

Yellow-Fish (Striped Fish, Atka Mackerel, 
etc.): Caught on small-fish bait about the 
Aleutian chain and the Shumagins north to 
Kodiak and west to Atka. 

Yellow Tail (Silver Perch, Mademoiselle, 
etc.) : Caught on light tackle with shrimp bait 
along the coast of New Jersey. Is abundant 
singly and in pairs about Beaufort, N. C, and 
Charleston, S. C. , and common along the snores 
of Louisiana and Texas and the west coast of 
Florida throughout the year; most plentiful 
from May to November. Is found with the 
Spot and Squeteague on the grassy shoals of 
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By " RECAPPER " 

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This book comprises a series of articles on the Education 
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The Sportsmanlike 
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"Y and E" 

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Appeal to every true lover 
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The point about a " Y and E" Automatic is that 

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